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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1994-05-04, Page 5■ qLIR suss Back in E from the archives Timeof the Ad votate are 10 Years Ago May 2, 1984 - Exeter Pente- costal Tabernacle has purchased four acres of land south of Exet- er on the east side of Highway 4 next door to the Exeter Animal Hospital. Construction of a new church to seat 550 and provide facilities for Christian Education and mid -week activities is scheduled to begin this fall Representatives from nine lo- cal sports and service groups gave an initial positive response to the tentative plan for Exeter to make an applicaition to host the 1985 Lake Huron Recrea- tion Sportsfest. • A first payment of $60,000 has been received by the village of Lucan to meet the cost of engi- neering required for the pro- posed enlargement and improve- ment of the existing sewage works system. John Baker has been hired as the works superintendent for the village of Hensall. 25 Years Ago May 1, 1969- Although there were 15 votes in favour of defi- cit financing for Huron County, 24 votes were cast to approve a budget which will increase the county mill rate this year by 3.25 mills. The Ontario Water Resources Commission has approved a wa- terworks system for a portion of Stephen township including the summer resort area north of Grand Bend on both sides of Highway 21. Something new and exciting is in store for everyone who en- joys the sound of a full-sized professoinal symphony when the London Symphony Orches- tra makes its first ever visit to Exeter next week. Darryl Sittler of the London Knights was the guest speaker at the annual banquet of the Grand Bend Minor Hockey Associa- tion. 35 Years Ago May 1, 1959 - Recommendation that a $35,000 curling rink be erected beside the town arena will be presented to the Exeter curling club this week by building committee chairman Ulric Snell. Mrs.C.S. MacNaughton has been named honorary president of the newly formed Women's Auxiliary to the Huron County Home. The Dashwood EUB church has just completed an improve- ment project costing well over $4,000. 46 Years -Ago May 1, 1954 - Over 150 na- tional and district Kinsmen wit- nessed the presentation of the charter of the new Hensall Kins- men organization at a banquet in the town hall, Wednesday. The framed scroll was accepted by charter president Doug McKelvie. Saturday's balmy weather of 78.3 degrees made local resi- dents sure that at last spring has arrived. But, by Monday night the temperature dipped to a chil- ly 41 degrees and snowflakes fell on Tuesday. SO Years Ago At an open meeting of the Ex- eter branch of the Canadian Red Cross, J.W. Holt of Grand Bend was presented with a Badge of Service given to members throughout Ontario for oustand- ing Red Cross work by Exeter Unit president Miss L.M. Jeck- ell. The new school orchestra made its first appearance at the Exeter High School Commence- ment exercises Wednesday night. Orchestra members arc Bob Davis, Bob Gladman, Don Southcott, Douglas Fletcher, Jack Hennessey and Dawson Gouldin INVESTMENTS GIC/RSP 1Yr. -6.15% 3 Yr. - 7.05% 5 yr. - 7.75% Segregated Funds 1YR.-16.19% 1• 2YR. -11.72% 3 YR. - 10.31% l "' ea lir. Gaiser-Kneale 235-2420,238-8484 • rotes subject to change. Sh ort- ,errn roto available. Segregated find ?Vitt reflect actual past performance. wart returns will vary. U -Brew owners pleased with tax reduction EXETER - Now that taxes on u - brew operations are dropping in Ontario, the owner of a local oper- ation is looking forward to in- creased business. Les Wernham, owner of Pints Unlimited in Exeter, said the tax introduced last August proved devastating to the brew -on - 'premises industry. Although the Brew On Premises Association of Ontario lobbied hard against the tax, the 26Q a litre levy announced in last April's budget and introduced in August hit hard. A 60 -percent drop in brew -on -premises busi- ness was noticed virtual- ly overnight, and Wern- ham said the effect was apparent in his Exeter store. "It really turned a lot of people sour," he said. "It had a really profound effect on our in- dustry." Brew -on -premises operations flourished across the province in the past two years as people sought out the savings for making their own beer and wine at the stores, but without the mess of do- ing it at home. A case of beer made at one of the stores that cost $80 before, now jumped to $92.50 as a result of the tax. Provincial sales tax and the GST still applied to the prod- ucts. "People...were being taxed for doing their own work," said Wernham. Many of the u -brew operations in Ontario closed their doors, partly out of market saturation, but also due to the increased costs from the tax, said Wernham. In fact, Pints Unlimited is now the only brew -on -premises operation between London and Goderich. The tax eventually proved a failure, said Wernham. Al- though the province expect- ed to collect $10 million from the tax, "in reality they collected less than $2 million." As a result, the prov- ince changed its mind, and April 19 cut the tax in half to only 13o a litre. While he would still like to see it dropped altogether, Wern- ham said it should make a differ- ence to his business, and the trade altogether. "It represents about a dollar a case," said Wernham, talking in an equivalent measure to com- mercial beer cases of 24 bottles. The tax reduction also applies to wine made at the brew -on - premises operations, and Wern- ham said he looks forward to an increase in interest in that part of his trade. E Times -Advocate, May 4, 1994 Page 5 Secretaries I)ay 4'a 0 r et t 0 oit o66et)6 .6 6 ' o J o e Jo�o O 6 ) O r. o 0 O 00° • 0 The Federal Business Devel- opment Bank held its first Secretaries Day conference at the Oakwood Inn in Grand Bend on Thursday. All partici- pants received a prize for at- tending. Conference organizer Gary Eagleson, along with speaker Jane Farris pose with draw winner Judith Parker of the ABCA. 40th Celebration Exeter's Bank of Nova Scotia held an open house on Thursday to celebrate 40 years of ser- vice in the community. On hand to welcome visitors were, on left, Hugh Wylie, vice president and Heidi Ryan, general manager for the region. Also shown is Lloyd Robison, manager of the Exeter Scotiabank along with long time customer Douglas Robbins. Casual Industries Inc, expands GRAND BEND - Business pros- pects for Casual Industries Inc., look promising and the recent need for expansion is proof positive. The Grand Bend based business recently opened new showrooms in London and Sarnia to meet the de- mand for outdoor furniture. The new showrooms, on Highway 22 at Wonderland, in London; and in the Confederation Plaza on Con- federation Street in Sarnia, will have the traditional product lines of tubu- lar furniture along with cushions, umbrellas and accessories for out- door areas. The showrooms will also carry new products lines of cast alumi- commercial use and indoor dining. num, wrought iron, motion metal "These products get used almost furniture, as well as wood and wick- everywhere," Courtney said. er lines that Casual Industries stocks. Doug Courtney, president of the family operated -business said fur- ther expansion is possible as de- mand for his products increases. "This demand will only be created by placing high priorities on quality, value and customer service," he said. Casual Industries has long been a major Canadian manufacturer of PVC tubular furniture as well as other outdoor accessories for sun rooms, solariums, garden areas, 1 by INted Mark Coulthard ORIGIN OF DANDELIONS No, dandelions did not originate in your front tawn. They originated in Europe. According to the experts, this perennial pest is not a native plant of North America. The name dandelion (Taracacum officinaiel was derived from the French word Dent -de -lion. meaning lions teeth. This hardy plant has a strong tap root that can potentially penetrate the soil by 2 - 3 feet. Dandelion. with its Targe yellow blossom. flowers twice a year and thrives right across Canada. It is the most easily recognized of all taws weeds. 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