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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1996-10-16, Page 5Back in. Time... By Ross Haugh frorn the archives of the Exeter Times Advocate 10 YEARS AGO October 15, 1986 - Hay township is getting its waterline. OMB chairman Hugh Kelly approved all bylaws pertaining to the project. Kelly pointed out that cottagers wishing the luxury of the new water system will pay every dime, with no subsidy, and no cost of running a line from a service connection was the responsibility of the proper- ty owner. Area farmers got the first break from the weather in over a month this weekend and took full advantage of it to harvest a considerable portion of the white bean crop that was salvageable. 25 YEARS AGO October 14, 1971 - Area sheep fancier Gerald Dearing received a valuable addition to his prize sheep flock this week. A Dorset Horned ram arrived from Australia and will be used to stimulate size and growth in the Canadian breeds. The new ram is owned jointly by Dearing and John Holland of Kincardine. Members of the Exeter Chapter of the Eastern Star presented South Huron Hospital with an anaesthetic table this week.Mrs. Don Lewis of Exeter was the lucky winner of $500 in Friday's Kin -Fest bingo at the Exeter arena. For the third time in four years, the Dashwood Tigers won the On- tario Baseball Association Intermediate "D" championship. They defeated the Kendall Eagles 2-1 Sunday afternoon. The winning run came in the bottom of the ninth when John Hayter doubled and raced home as Pete Ravelle lined a hit down the left field line. 35 YEARS AGO October 14, 1961 - Exeter Lions club fed nearly 700 at their Ta- ble -Rite beef dinner in the Legion Hall Thursday night. Judy Snel- grove was crowned Miss Table Rite Queen and was crowned by Lion Fred Darling. With the ice machine turned on at the new rink Wednesday, the executive of the Exeter Curling Club is busily preparing for the coming season with the opening bonspiel the first week in Novem- ber. Exeter population has passed the 3,000 mark this year according to the new assessment. Top executives of the Kongskil ufacturing Co. of Denmark, arrived here Tuesday to supervise ahment of their Canadian assembly plant and distribution cen n Exeter. 40 YEARS AGO October 12, 1956 - Mrs. Almer Passmore, winner of the Times ad- vocate trophy as the champion cook of Exeter Fall Fair will make her TV debut over CKNX in Wingham Thursday demonstrating the baking of a cherry and chiffon cake. 50 YEARS AGO October 13,1946 - Special services in conjunction with the Gold- en Jubilee of the Crediton Evangelical Church commenced Sunday and will continue all week. During the past weeks considerable al- terations and improvements have been made to the church. Over 15,000 persons attended opening day of the International Plowing Match at the former RCAF station at Port Albert. RCAF veteran Larry Snider landed his own plane on a runway, hopped out, and proceeded to take part in the Veterans' tractor class for Huron County. Walter Sovereign, editor and publisher of the Lucan Sun, died Tuesday in his 82nd year. 75 YEARS AGO October 14, 1921 - Messrs. Francis and Williams„ machine deal- ers, last week secured the contract of installing their lighting system in the new Brinsley church. Mr. Peter Frayne, harnessmaker, has retired from business , hav- ing last week sold his stock to Maurice Quance. Messrs. Bagshaw and Eastman have started a cartage business in town. 100 YEARS AGO October 15, 1896 - Nature is painting things red just now in the suburban woods. The more ideal touches will come in later. Samuel Carroll of West Williams on Monday last husked fifty bushels of corn in ten hours for Robert Wade. He pulled down his own shocks and tied up the straw in sheaves , set them up again and bagged the corn . Mr. Carroll is hard to beat. Exeter's Main Street is receiving a coat of broken stone, which when packed will make a substantial road. A bicycle expert gives the following formula as a well tried mix- ture for lamps. Fill two-thirds of a pint bottle with the best lard oil and the balance with headlight oil, add a piece of gum camphor about the size of a small egg. It should be broken up fine in order to dissolve more easily. This gives a nice white light, does not char the wick and will not jolt out. TT'S YQIIR BUSINESS Times -Advocate, October 16, 1996 Page 5 Victorian Order of Nurses turning 100 years old PERTH -HURON - The innova- tive charitable organization that pi- oneered community nursing in Can- ada at the turn of the century, and then went on to introduce many of the programs and services that have become mainstays of the nation's current health care system, is about to turn 100 years old. Two staff and one member of the VON Perth -Huron Board of Direc- , tors will be among the 400 volun- teers and staff attending the Octo- ber 17, VON Canada Centennial Annual Meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 1896, at a National Coun- cil of Women meeting held in the historic city of Halifax, the idea of establishing the Victorian Order of Nurses first emerged. The volunteers and staff will hon- or a century of caring, while plan- ning VON Canada's future contri- butions to a rapidly changing mix of public and private health care in Canada. In common with most oth- er large players in the health sector, VON faces an unprecedented num- ber of new challenges - both to its traditional roles and to its creativity in coming up with new ways to help keep Canadians healthy and care for them when they are sick. Highlights of Agenda for this year's special annual meeting in- clude: • a panel presentation which will draw out lessons for optimizing VON's future role, by looking at its rich past and enduring values and traditions, • a working session on revitaliz- ing VON's charitable services - we'll hear from Dr. Tom Nosewor- thy, Chair of the Steering Commit- tee of the National Forum on Health, • Dr. Noseworthy will discuss the determinants of good health and what VON can now do to help lin- prove the health and wellness of Canadians in general, and, • a forum on designing the kind of flexible, community-based work force that will be needed to deliver Canada's ever leaner public health care services. Business Directory AUCTIONEER •--Je'-•- BONDED• , CAU. OR FAx (818) 666.0633 3 Agettenwli kw the Nee et i swim endentent Pickup end WO seileiste VM11.11 NUNS Patteiel Esstats NNS i. REPAIRS [Sawing Machine Repairs to all makes Fres estimates 90 Day Warranty Experienced since 1952 Sew and Save Centre Ltd. 1,49 Downie flit., strstterd Phone 2T14880 Major expansion Contractor Jim Chagos, at left, and Bill Dinney of Dinney's Funeral Home congratulate each other on a Job well begun on the building's major expansion and renovating project. The business Is the oldest on Exeter's Main Street. Looking on is Cathy Dinney. Trust fund started for Sylvan program EXETER - Since 1964, students have attended the Sylvan Conserva- tion Program to learn about the en- vironment. A trip to Camp Sylvan is likely one of your most vivid school memories. What stands out the most? Sleeping in covered wag- ons, discovering new animals in the forest or is it the games you played while in the forest? This fall, students from six schools are building memories of Sylan: McCurdy Public, Stephen Central, Usborne Central, Bosan- quet Central, East Williams Memo- rial and Milverton Public School. This is the only Conservation Au- thority -operated residential educa- tion program in southwestern Onta- rio. Students from grades 6, 7 and 8 from London and Sarnia, Middles- ex, Huron, Lambton and Perth counties' schools attend this pro- gram for 1 1/2 or 2 1/2 days. The students are immersed in the envi- ronment 24 hours a day - learning, eating, playing and sleeping in the outdoors. This is a tradition in many schools and is very important to their curriculum as it teaches en- vironmental issues with hands on experience. Teaching this way makes it more fun and interesting to the students. Therefore, they learn quicker and easier. Camp Sylan is owned by Scouts Canada. South Huron District High School students are the junior lead- ers, Scout Canada provides the camp staff for cooking and the camp ranger who does the mainte- nance. The program is funded by the user fee for the schools and stu- dents, and by the Conservation Au- thority. Due to Provincial cutbacks, the ABCA has started the Sylvan Trust Fund to make up for the loss of funding. The goal of the Trust Fund is to raise $400,000 to cover the present and any future costs of the program. The Sylvan Program runs in the fall and spring. The Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority is now taking bookings for next spring. Teachers are encouraged to contact the ABCA to ensure a time slot for their class. For more information on the Syl- van Trust Fund or bookings, con- tact Kate Monk at the ABCA. Tele- phone (519) 235-2610, Fax (519) 235-1963. Cruiser Kneale 236-2420, 23941484 • GIC rata., inayfiet >o clop. Short tenw rami pYarlabte SegregaMd Flue rare reltiogtilbsaal vast peQbrnarce. Agars retanuipM wiry. 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