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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1996-02-21, Page 5III Back in l'iiiie... By Ross Haugh from the archives of the Exeter Times Advocate 10 YEARS AGO February 19, 1986 - The church at the corner of Main and Victoria streets in Exeter which housed the congrega- tions of Main street United Church and then the Exeter Pentecostal Tabernacle was torn down this week to make room for a commercial devel- opment, housing a donut shop and convenience store. 25 YEARS AGO February 25, 1971 - J.A. Dalrymple, director of inter - branch affairs for the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food was the guest speaker at Thursday's annual open house at Centralia Agri- cultural College. Dalrymple outlined the his- tory of agricultural colleges in Ontario which date back to 1874 when Guelph Agricultu- ral College was founded. Jim Newby has sold his re- tail tire outlet to Algoma Tire Ltd. of Sudbury. President Jack O'Neil will be in charge of the local operation. Dalton Finkbeiner has sold Fink's Abattoir to Jim Dar- ling. Finkbeiner operated the custom killing and processing plant for 25 years. 35 YEARS AGO February 22, 1961 - Contin- uing its modernization pro- gram which began in earnest two years ago, Canadian Can- ners Limited is rebuilding its pea processing line at the lo- cal plant. C.A. McDowell and Com- pany of Centralia, plan to es- tablish a pre -mix concrete plant on the site of the former Exeter municipal dump. Mr. and Mrs. Masimovic and two boys of Czechoslo- vokia arrived in Crediton this week. The family is being sponsored by the Crediton United Church. Mrs. Melvine (gramma) Johnston cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of the completely renovated Do- minion Hotel in Zurich. 40 YEARS AGO February 22, 1956 - Mrs. Bert Borland of Centralia was crowned Queen of the Snow- ball Frolic sponsored by the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Exeter Canadian Legion, Tuesday night. Alice Carter, daughter of Mrs. A. Carter of Exeter be- came the third member of Ex- eter Girl Guides to receive her gold cord, the highest award in Guiding. 50 YEARS AGO February 22, 1946 - At S.S. 7 Zion in Usborne township, a community night was held to welcome home Sam Bower, George Webber, Sam Tomlin- son and Mrs. Margaret Shark (nee Margaret Jaques). Mr. J.H. Jones has purchased from Josiah Kestle the fine brick residence on John street east. The residence will be oc- cupied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles MacNaughton. Dr. J.G. Dunlop spoke to the Fairfield Farm Forum meeting with Shipka Farm Forum on the subject of cancer on Mon- day evening. 75 YEARS AGO February 21 ,1921 - Mr. C.B. Snell has disposed of the fine brick building on Andrew street occupied by Mr. E.J. Wethey, principal of Exeter high school to Mr. Alex Dow of town. The flax mill at the north end of the villa a ter been out a -of Exeon for several days owing to the smoke stack having been blown down. Mr. Fred Ellerington left on Tuesday for Vancouver with a load of heavy horses for him- self and Mr. W.T. Colwill. Christian Trick is having some alterations made to the interior of his shoe store at Crediton. Mr. W.T. Reynolds of Hen - sail left for Tillsonburg this week where he has secured a good position. 100 YEARS AGO February 20. 1896 - The great bear hunt announced for Tuesday in Lucan has teen in- definitely postponed on ac- count of sickness of the bear. So say the managers. The Huron county jail at Goderich is loaded up with no less than 18 vagrants, commit- ted by the police magistrate of that town. The Exeter hockcyists did not show up in Clinton Thurs- day night and the match had to be put off. IT'S YOUR Ri1.STNF.SLS Times -Advocate, February 21, 1996 Page 5 Chairperson appointed to IPM committee Brenda Burke T -A staff DASHWOOD - Four days after Huron County was de- clared the official site of the 1999 International Plowing Match, the Huron County Plowmen's Association appointed Graeme Craig as chairperson of the Huron '99 Committee. "Graeme has served many years as the secretary -treasurer of the Huron Plowmen," reads the meeting's press release. "He has experience in politics, farming, church work, insurance...4-H...(the) school board and has had a great deal of ex- perience in the competitive plowing field. Graeme has coached many plowmen in lo- cal and international matches." Although the Plowmen's Association ex- pected Huron's bid to host the plowing match to be accepted since it was the only bid placed, Neil McGavin, Huron County Ontario Plowmen's Association director, stressed the position was not taken for granted but was worked towards and appreciated. Normally four or five counties bid against each other to host the match with site neighbors sometimes objecting to the location of the event. Earl Becker, one plowing match host, had contacted his neighbors early in the process to en - "Th Mickey little bigger tha sure their cooperation. Approximately 350 people attended the Huron County presentation at the OPA annual convention last Monday night in Kitchener. Surviving a brief power failure at the presentation's beginning, the Huron County slide and narra- tion show was displayed using a few different slides than those that appeared at the overview in Clinton last month. Horse, train, cultivator and plow slides were added t' ( the collection to provide variety. The Huron '99 Committee will meet next on March 6 at 8 p.m. at the Walton Community Hall where IPM slogan and theme ideas will begin and organization of some committees will get underway. The meeting's guest speak- er will be Jack Cumming, past chairman of the Bruce County 1993 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show. While land and souvenir committees will be organized early in IPM planning, most committees including the parking and ladies' group, which organizes entertainment through the use of 10 sub -committees, will be put in place very close to the match date. "Eventually there'll be between 30 and 36 committees," said McGavin, adding each committee will contain eight to is is no Mouse fair. It's n a lot of people realize." Now that the 1999 international Plowing Match will officially be held on the outskirts of Dashwood, it's a time to congratulate. Michael Becker, a site host, at left, shakes the hand of Huron '99 Committee Chairperson Graeme Craig. Second from left, Neil McGavin, Ontario Plowmen's Association director, congratulates another site host, Earl Becker. Small business a job. c.re4ting force TORONTO' The Ontario gov- ernment was told last Tuesday by the Canadian Federation of Inde- pendent Business that if it wants more jobs and a healthier economy then it would be well advised to se- riously consider what is impeding the major job -creating force in the country. In a pre -budget presentation be- fore the government's Finance Committee, CFIB president Cathe- rine Swift said there is no mystery to creating more jobs and a stronger economy, but that it requires a gov- ernment with the will and the vi- sion to pull it off. She also said that all Ontario gov- ernments for at least two decades have been negligent by avoiding the tough problems, such as deficit reduction, spending restraint and excessive taxation. "It is no secret that for years the vast majority of new jobs have been coming from the smallest of firms," said Swift, "and yet govern- ment after government in this prov- ince has failed to come to terms with this reality. Their collective legacy is that the people of Ontario are now stuck with a horrendous $9 billion deficit, a sluggish economy and an untapped job -creation poten- tial. The good news is the current government indicates it is getting the message and has begun address- ing these horrendous challenges. However, the bad news," said Swift, "is that we're running out of time. This government has no choice but to do some very tough and unpopular things, otherwise our debt will spin out of control, our economy will sink further into trouble and job creation will fall far short of its potential." Swift also pointed -out that Onta- rio is the world champion of prop- erty taxation, saying that total prop- erty and wealth taxes in the economy represented 5.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 1993, the highest in Canada and well above levels in any other de- veloped country. 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The plowing match site consists of nearly 2,000 acres in- cluding the Becker farm and land of neighbors, and organiz- ers claim the event may draw up to 150,000 to 200,000 peo- ple. Craig admitted the chosen site on the outskirts of Dashwood has "a lot of plusses," including traffic access- ibility due to its numerous potential entrances. "We're going to be the jacks of all trades," said Becker, adding plowing match plans will transform into full-time ef- forts as 1999 draws near. He began touring the site's fields Monday morning. "It's almost better than a dream to get the site," he said. "It's something we'll always remember." HAVE US PREPARE YOUR 1995 PERSONAL TAX RETURN Accurately and Efficiently fece0OUR Serving Individuals, Businesses and Farmers. 0006 ainitE CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT t�►S:1ww- AT OUR IneuCATED IN ts • ' ▪ X263 3039 or 282 3111 L 1-800-567-0944 W.H. 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