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Times Advocate, 1995-05-17, Page 6• Allan Wright (Investment Meteor) Got a news tip? 235-1331 Back in Time... By Ross Haugh from the archives of the Exeter Times Advocate 10 YEARS AGO May 15, 1985 - The Huron Board of Education will start negotia- tions soon with the ministry of correctional services to provide teachers for young offenders at the Bluewater youth offenders facili- ty near Goderich. The Huron Board of Education has received some capital money from the ministry of education, but nothing for Vanastra public school. Joan Morgan was voted the woman of the year by her Exeter Al- pha Pi Sorority. 25 YEARS AGO May 14, 1970 - "Good heavens". That was the comment of Reeve Derry Boyle after the 1970 tax levy was outlined to Exeter council at a special meeting, Thursday night and it probably will be the type comment which many local ratepayers will use. The increase is 13.5 mills. To save costs in providing quarters for expanding operations in .the Clinton area, Ontario Hydro will take over one of the major buildings at Canadian Forces , Clinton which is being phased out by the Department of National Defence. 50 YEARS AGO May 10, 1945 - As the sirens and bells pealed out the message.that victory had come in Europe, the citizens of Exeter and community expressed their joy and gratitucde in various ways. The news first came Monday morning but was not confirmed by Ottawa ui 4 p.m. The fire truck followed by many cars paraded Main street. High school students headed by the Cadets were in the parade. Reeve Benson Tuckey proclaimed Tuesday and Wednesday as of- ficial holidays and schools and businesses were closed. Tuesday af- ternoon a parade was formed headed by the town band with many Tuckey trucks conveying many children with flags. • An effigy of Hitler was suspended in front of the reeve's car and was burned in front of the town hall. Simon Sweitzer was the under- taker and the horses pulling the coffin were driven by Henry Green. The horses were draped in black nets used before the advent of the automobile. Dr. R. Hobbs Taylor of Dashwood, MLA for Huron in the Drew administration was the unanimous choice to represent the Conserva- tives in the upcoming provincial election. 75 YEARS AGO May 10, 1920 - Owing to the rush of the last few days of April, and so there may be no excuse for anybody, the government has ex- tended the time for making income returns to May 31. According to the St. Marys Journal. St. Marys has no parks. In other words there is no place where the town lover can sit down and tell her the old, old story that no age has been able to transplant. At Centralia, Mr. Dan Hodgson has purchased a new Ford car, also Mr. Thomas Willis a new Grey Dort. The cost of newsprint paper has gone up by 300 percent in the last four years and subscription prices have gone up about 50 percent. The $2 weekly will soon be the rule. 100 YEARS AGO May 12, 1895 - The contract for building the new church in Dash- wood was let to Mr. J. Kalbfleisch whose tender was the lowest for $3,257 until the last of October. Mr. Jos. Brophey of Greenway, local fish dealer is supplying the market with No. 1 whitefish. The Exeter Public School Board has authorized the purchase of three Concise Imperial dictionaries at a cost not to exceed $1.75 each. Mr. George Taylor of Kippen has refused a bid of $200 for one of his brood mares, which shows that good horses are still worth rais- ing. Mr. Joseph Hood's little girl of Kippen, three and a half years old tips the scales at 64 pounds. Mr. Hodo would like to hear of any child that can do better. Blanshard is now the model township without a single hotel in op- eration. R.C. Hodgins, Clandeboye and John Sormley of London township have been appointed county constables. 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Times -Advocate, May 17, 1995 Page 5 Strike continues into fourth week in Hensall HENSALL - The strike at Gener- al Coach in Hensall continues into its fourth week, but employees feel strongly that an end is quickly ap- proaching. What that end will be is up for speculation among the 140 sulkers. Non -unionized employees inside the plant have told workers on the line that the plant is about to shut down. "Other non-union employees have been coming out here," said one striker who wishes not to be identified. "The bus line is def- initely gone, they say. They (man- agement) claim that its the only thing that was keeping the com- pany going." "We saw them take a lot of stuff out of here in trucks on Friday." General Coach has been pro- ducing small, lightweight buses for three years, as well as recreational vehicles. A supervised vote by the Min- istry of Labour was scheduled for last Wednesday, at the request of management. It was cancelled when management was told that the vote had to be conducted with the standing offer. Management at- tempted to use an updated offer. That new offer from the company was included instead in a letter sent to each employee's home. Man- agement wanted to reach the em- ployees directly. Both sides of the strike continue to disagree on the issue of cheap la- bour, referred to as "new em- ployees in management's contract offer. Management wants to hire employees at $4.00 an hour less than the current rate at the plant. The employees also want to start a pension plan. "There are basically pennies be- tween ratifying and not," said one striker. "I just don't know why they (management) are holding out." Spirits still remain high on the picket lines, as the workers are out- side the plant around the clock in three shifts. On Friday a small dis- pute occurred between an in- dependent trucker and an em- ployee, but it was quickly settled. An employee who has been in- volved with union leadership for twelve years, says that he has never seen the employees stronger. "A lot will happen in the next two weeks. The plant will either close down, or workers will get back to work." Try to make the right choices for your skin Grade 12 students from South Huron District High School have sub- mitted articles to the T -A which are based on their recent research in the area of consumer awareness. One of these consumer articles will run in the next two issues on the business page. We wish to extend our congratulations on their excellent efforts. Soap By Gabrielle R. Allen The first batch of soap was made 2500 years ago out of boiled fat and wood ashes. Today's soap is not so different. Today's soap con- tains beef tallow or vegetable oil rather than goat fat, and uses lye rath- er than wood ashes. Today's soap comes in many varieties and affect a person's skin in different ways. For example, one soap might be scented while another may not be. This tells the average buyer that there is a soap out there to meet all the buyers' needs and preferences. People should be careful on what they buy because scented soap can be harmful to the skin and may cause the skin to break out in a rash. Some other soaps can cause rough skin. Looking at just the facts, Dove costs 1.4 cents per wash while other brands may cost the average buyer up to 66.8 cents per wash. I found that the least expensive soap was only 0.9 cents per wash, but as we all know the cheapest is not necessarily the best, but the most expensive isn't necessarily the best either. Don't be influenced by commercials or ads. Just know the facts, so that the right choices for your skin can be made. Many have soft skin but the percent of people who don't have soft skin can attain it by mak- ing the right choices. Klopp announces additional registration workstation TORONTO - Paul Klopp, MPP for Huron announced Wednesday on behalf of Consumer Minister Marilyn Churley, the introduction of a business registration worksta- tion in Goderich and Walkerton, which will make it easier and fast- er for entrepreneurs to register a new business with the province. The announcement is part of the Ontalripgovernment's Clearing the Path Project, a long term plan to cut red tape by streamlining and simplifying business and reporting processes. "Small business is the biggest generator of new jobs in our econ- omy," Mr. Klopp said. "If we're serious about encouraging small business growth and creating jobs, then we've got to get serious about cutting red tape at all levels of government." Clearing the Path was launched in September 1994, with sixteen self-help computer workstations in communities across the province. Beginning this May, an additional 34 workstations will be installed. By early 1996, entrepreneurs will have access to 50 user-friendly workstations. The Goderich regis- tration workstation will be located at the Land Registry Office, 38 North Street, and the Walkerton workstation will be located at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and rural Affairs Office, 203 Caylcy Street. Both workstations OW be up and running in the month of June. "These workstations have al- ready helped well over 5000 small business owners complete their business registration forms at one convenient location," said MPP Klopp. "Entrepreneurs are delight- ed with this new service. It means they have less red tape to wrestle with." The Goderich and Walkerton registration workstations will let unincorporated business owners complete applications for Business Name, Retail Sales Tax vendor permit, Employer Health Tax, Health Tax for the self-employed and Workers' compensation as necessary. An unincorporated busi- ness can be a sole proprietorship (an individual who operates a busi- ness) or a general partnership (a business with two or more part- ners). In addition, clients will be able to conduct their own Business name search. Seeking community Input STRATHROY - Middlesex County Palliative 'Care needs to hear from you, the people. The newly founded Middlesex County Palliative Care Committee will be meeting at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital, May 29, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. to elect a com- mittee chair and co-chair. They will be developing three working groups in Pain. and Symptom management, Education and Vol- unteer Visiting. It is essential that we have opin- ions and suggestions from the consumer. The consumer could be a volunteer with a Palliative'Care Program, a person presently us- ing Palliative Care Services, someone who has used the servic- es in the past or anyone interested in Palliative Care and its' future. 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