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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1997-03-05, Page 11A well prepared resume will help you get the job you are looking for! • c: • Tunes -Advocate, March 5, 1997 Page 11 The annual meeting of the Hay Mutual Insurance Company was held Thursday in Zurich. Directors and agents are shown above. Back, left, Janet Short of the auditing firm Deloitte & Touche, directors Carl Turnbull, agents Brian Brooks, Philip Erb, Anne. Mousseau, Blaine Stephenson, and Don Weigand and director Stefan Pertschy. Front, directors, Glen Thiel, Ed McCann, vice-president Larry Desjardine, president ian McAllister, secretary -manager John Consitt and directors Gerald Hayter and Jack McGregor. Hay Insurance company completes 122 years of continuous service By Ross Haugh T -A Reporter ZURICH - About 30 directors, agents. and • policyholders attended Thtirsday's 122nd annual meeting of the Hay Mutual Insurance Com- pany. President Ian McAllister said that not many organizations can hoast of being in business as long as the policy holder 'owned insurance company. McAllister, continued, "We had a fairly successful year. Our under- writing loss was less than 1995; hut it's still a concern to me. On the positive side claims did decrease." He added, " With a lot of rain last year, we had numerous claims due to overflowing drains and sewers. We provide coverage up to $5,000 in this category with a deductible of $500." The outgoing president listed the many improvements and renova- tions that had been made to the company office building during 1996. They included conversion from electric to gas heating, new conduit for telephones and comput- ers and five new working ,stations. These were the first renovations since the building was constructed 18 years ago. 'Secretary -manager John Consitt presented the highlights of the fi-. nancial 'statement which included net 'earnings of $817,030 compared Back in Time:.. By Ross Haugh from the archives of ,the Exeter Times Advocate 10 YEARS AGO March 4, 1987'•- Vandals caused damage of almost $10,000 al South 'Huron District High School during the early morning hours on Friday. Most extensive damage was caused in the school office, where.•tel- , ephones, a computer and audio recording system were smashed and dumped on the floor, along with numerous hooks and records. A spectacular fire early Sunday morning destroyed a breeder barn on the McKinley Hatcheries faun, north of Zurich. The loss estimat- ed at $250,000 by farm manager Dale Ratcliffe included 5,500 - breeder pullets and a week's supply of hatching eggs. 20 YEARS AGO 'March 3, 1977 - At the recent Ontario Good Roads Association convention in Toronto Stephen Township roads employee Eldon Smith received a plaque for over •30 years of service. Smith was hired in 1942 for 25 cents an hour. After three years the rate doubled to 50 cents an hour. With a 21 percent increase already in effect for hydro rates, and a 35 percent boost approved for water, Exeter PUC will consider bud- get,hilling in an effort to help customers nest the added expenses. The chairman of the Ontario Police Commission Either D. Belt was the guest speaker at Thursday's meeting of thc Exeter.Lions Club. Bell, also.a Lions member received a 40 year pin from local president Max Dawson. .10 YEARS AGO . March 1, 1967 - The former-C'anada Packers building beside the Lyric Theatre will he torn down to make way for a food market it was revealed this week. John E. Hall, Mount Carmel, a student at SHDHS has been named one of four vice-presidents of the newly -formed Ontario Law Stu- dents' Association. - .1!5 YEARS AGO March 1, 1962 - Hensall council bought the old Hensall Public School building which will he abandoned this year when the new school opens in the village. Largest crowds to attend a production of the Exeter Drama Guild turned out this week to see the farce, "Father's Bccn to Mars." Stars wcrc Boh Russell, George Godholt, Eunice Ward, Ted Smith, Do- nalda Adams, Mrs. Doug Harrison and Mrs. Bill Merle. The SHDHS hoard offered its teachers a $4(X) across -the -hoard in- crease Tuesday night in a move to retain the staff in face of the frenzied scramh k•for teachers. Oliver Jaques of Hensall was elected County Master of South Hu- ron Orange Lodge at the annual meeting in Seaforth. 40 YEARS AGO March 3, 1957 - Exeter barbers bumped the price of adult hair- cuts to 85 cents this week. Norm Hyde captured awards for best general agriculture exhibits and Robert Down was named champion swine showman at review day at thc Western Ontario Agricultural School at Ridgetown re- cently. 45 YEARS AGO March 2, 1952 -Exeter now boasts the only turnip waxing plant with an automatic drying machine which has reduced to only nine minutes the stage from the washing machine to the hag. The interior of Crediton Evangelical United Brethren Church is being redecorated by Mr. Paris Anderson of Ailsa Craig. J.S. White, son of the late J.J. White, editor of the Exeter Times has been appointed deputy health minister in Saskatchewan. 50 YEARS AGO March 2, 1947 - Miss Lenore Norminton of Hcnsall won the shield for girls in the Lions oratorical contest in this zone held at London Public Library recently. Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Cole recently moved into the house they pur- chased from the estate of the late N.J. Dore. 75 YEARS AGO March 2, 1924 - The Hurondale Women's Institute met at the home of Miss Jeckell Thursday afternoon last as a surprise on the eve of her leaving the community for her future home in Exeter. An address was read by h. s A. Case and Miss Ellerington pre- sented an ivory hand mirror. 95 YEARS AGO March 1902 - Mr. Thomas Snell who has been engaged on the CTR here for some time has leased Mr. William Dixon's Hotel in Brucefield. The tender of M• r. Peter Mcisaac for carrying the mails on the Dashwood to Parkhill stage route has been accepted. to $739,869 for the previous year. Gross premiums written were up from $3,801,642 to $3,877,243, As McAllister indicated net claims and adjusting expenses were down about $176,000 from $2,568,838 in 1995. The break-' down on claims is $1,603,695 for property, $649.705 in the automo- bile category and $139,096 for lia- bility. Interest earned on investments was down $15,000 from $1,444,763 a year ago. The par val- ue of investments belonging to the company is $13,966,638. Three of the current directors were returned for another three year term by acclamation. They are Larry'Desjardine, Ed McCann and Glen Thiel. No other persons were nominated. The other directors are outgoing president Ian' McAllister, Gerald Hayter, Jack McGregor, Stefan Pertschy, Murray Keys and Carl Tumhull. Following the annual meeting. ,the directors met and named Larry Desjardine as president and Jack McOregor.as vice-president for this year. Agents for the insurance compa- ny arc Brian Brooks, Donald Campbell; Philip Erb, Anne Mous- seau, Blaine Stephenson and Don- ald Weigand. McAllister paid glowing tributes to Elgin Hendrick who retired in December after 22 years of dedicat- ed service to Hay Mutual. A motion was passed increasing the amount of per diem remunera- tion for directors from $150 to $175. Director Gerald Hayter informed the. group that attempts arc hcing made in Cambridge to form a sub- sidiary company to sell invest- ments. He continued; "We arc a lit - Best RSP Rate Afr 5.60% 5 yrs as of Mar. 3/97 INVESTMENTS 42773 God.rlch 1400-265-5503 • Gaiser Kneale • 235-2420, 231-114114 • OIC rami subject to Ghattga. Short arra roar ovalabls SsgreaaMd F1ndt Toru reflect laud pax performance. Assure return, Ira vary. T I E 416 GIC / RSP 1 Yr. • 3.65% 3 Yr. • 4.75% 5 yr. • 5.50% Segregated Funds 1 YR. - 26.36% ' 5YR. •12.50 I • Ile apprehensive, but we could make this service available to our policyholders. Secretary -manager John ,Consitt added, "We would not pledge any company assets, Just provide a ser- vice. If this new company is formed -it would have -a separate hoard of d'.ectors." On another subject, Ian McAllis- ter said, "Mutual companies. should be prepared to sell crop insurance. The present crop insurance pro- gram has a • bureaucratic mind set and it is a costly program to admin- ister. It would he a good opportuni- ty for us to sell crop insurance. We would come to producers with a program based on recovery of their input 'costs. This can't be done if Ontario continues with the present system. Business Directory AUCTIONEERS +I • A Filson & Robson i( FULLY LICENSED & 'X BANDED, CALL OR FAX *(519) 666-0833 I 3 Auctioneers for the Price of 1 K With modern equipment Pickup and sell complete or partial estates Specializing In Farm, Real Estate and General Sales .j*************** helielifeee KEViN McARTER (519) 235-3963 Exeter, Ontario • Complete auction service • Pickup and delivery available • Will purchase complete estates (or consignments) REPAIRS Sewing Machine Repairs 10 all makes . Free estimates 90 Day Warranty Experienced since 1952 Sew and Save Centre Ltd. 149 Downie St., Stratford Phone 271-9660 HAVE US PREPARE YOUR 1996 PERSONAL TAX RETURN - Accurately and Efficiently Serving Individuals, Businesses and Farmers. CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT HENSALL SEAFORTH 2624111 527-0132 W.H. Macgregor ACCOUNTING SERVICE "Over 20 Veers of Experience" 114 King St., Hensel) / 138 Main St. S. 2"' Fl., Sesforth i Conservation dinner ticket -holder wins winderness art EXETER - Don Squire, RR I Centralia, was the lucky winner ot- a framed, limited edition print on February 14, when officials of the Eighth Annual Conservation Din- ner drew his name from among 286 ballots. A regular at the Conserva- tion dinner for the past four years, Squire won 'Still Water', a depic- tion of a loon family on a northern lake rendered by artist Jake Van- denbrink, courtesy of and presented by Andy and Gloria deBoer. Fill Linfield; 1997 chairperson of the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Foundation, met with Squire on February '21 to award the Early Bird prize and offer congratulations on behalf of the Foundation and the Exeter Lions Club. The two organi- zations work together each year to stage the Conservation Dinner, a fund-raising project for the benefit of residents of and visitors to the local watershed. The gala event - taking place this year on April 24 at Exeter's South Huron Recreative Centre - features a deluxe catere. meal and the opportunity to wine. bid on fine art, collectibles an hundreds of raffle prizes donate by local businesses and individuals. Tickets traditionally sell out well before the event; priced at .$37.S0 each, there are some still available by contacting the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority (519-235- 2610), or individual members of the Conservation Dinner Commit- tee: Fred Dobbs (Conservation Din- ner chairperson), Jay- Campbell, Mau Clarke, Peter Darbishire, Andy deBoer, . Bill Dinney, Jon Dinney, Jon Gaiser, George God - holt, Ted Jones, Arn Lathwaitte, Fred Lewis, Bill Linfield, Dave McClure, Melonie Miller, Kate Monk, Lois Morgan, Don ,Mous- seau, ous-Beau, Judith Parker, Tom Prout. Sharon Romphf, Sharon Steciuk, Don Thompson, Larry Wein and Darene Yavorsky. QUALITY TYPESETTING Flyers • Resumes • Programs • Brochures • Booklets • and morel For more information �� please phone Deb Lord at • rI"Er A,� tr`it :u! CORRECTION We 'wish to draw your attention to the following. Canadian Tire has recently learned that in our flyer 'HOT FEBRUARY DEALS' and in a number of flyers throughout 1996 and in January 1997, the manufacturer's peak horsepower rating for SHOP VAC, vacuum cleaners was incorrectly shown as a horsepower rating. Our 1996 and 1997 catalogues and the product packaging . correctly show the peak horsepower ratings of these products. Canadian Tire regrets any confusion or inconvenience these errors may have caused. If you require any further information, on this matter, please call our Customer Relations Department toll-free at 1-800-387-8803 ,Service en francais: • 1-800-565-3356. (pnpaipn TIRE CANADIAN TIRE Corporation, Limited CNOTE 306-97 *Mt it A resume detailing an applicant's work history and education is extremely helpful to an employer who is seeking a person for a specific job vacancy. Your personal resume should accompany your letter of application. Here are some guidelines to follow in preparing your resume: ❑ Make it clear, concise and easy to read - and no longer than two pages ❑ The resume should be typed on 8 1/2" x 11" white paper with enough white space to prevent a cluttered look ❑ Start with your name, address and phone number • O Next under a sub -heading "Work History" detail the previous jobs you've held - in reverse date order - that is,dast job first. •. O Use a separate paragraph for each position and precede it with the dates you held that position. ❑ State the job title, a brief description of the responsibilities - and the results you achieved. LI The next section ofyour resume should come under the sub -heading of "Education". Start with the highest • degree obtained or grade completed, followed by the name of the institution at which you studied. Follow this with previous education attainments. At the end, list any specific it structional courses you have attended in conjunction with your work. O Under the sub -heading "Affiliations", list memberships and/or offices held in professional or industry associations. ❑ Under the sub -heading "Personal Interests" list any activities which you feel will be of interest to the employer - such as volunteer work, etc. Your letter of application and your resume will be the factors that make the employer decide whether to short list you for an Interview. So make it as Impressive as you can - but stick to the facts. We can help you get an impressive and professional -looking resume Call Debbie Lord at 424 Main St. Exeter (519) 235-1331 0