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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1994-10-26, Page 5[T'S Y011R_R1JL'11\JFSS Times -Advocate, October 26, 1994 Page 5 Back in Time... 13y Ross Haugh from the archives of the Exeter Times Advocate 10 YEARS AGO October 24, 1984 - What had been slated as an election rally turned out to he more of an old fashioned wake at the South Huron Rec Centre Fri- day night. With good food, good drinks and about 250 good Conservative friends on hand, Ontario Treasurer Larry Grossman led in the lamenta- tion and euology for the "de- parted" Premier William Da- vis whose surprise retirement came at the time he was fully expected to call a general election. Don Campbell. executive director of the South. Huron Association for the Mentally Handicapped has resigned af- ter eight years of service and has accepted a similar posi- tion in Lamhton County. 25 YEARS AGO October 23. 1969- There is - no immediate likelihood that the Huron Board of Education will follow the example set by the London Board of Educa- tion in dropping final exami- nations for all secondary school students. Two area reeves will be at- tempting to become Huron County Warden for 1970. They arc Roy Westcott of Us - borne township and Elgin Thompson of Tuckersmith township. At Friday's tour of the tow- er at Trivitt Memorial Angli- can Church, the present hell ringing team of David Keat- ing and Gary Middleton got some tips from Louis Day who first learned the skill of bell ringing in 1907. 50 YEARS AGO October 26, 1944 -All hon- our to those young ladies who knit tirelessly and scrimped themselves mercilessly in or- der that those ditty hags for overseas may be packed to overflowing. Exeter golf club held its fi- nal tournament of the season at the Oakwood Inn at Grand Bend. Winners were Mrs. W.J. Floyd, Mrs. M.F. Glad - man, Miss Eileen Snell, R.N. Creech, Ted Davies, B.W. Tuckey, U. Snell and Fred Newton. An Exeter juvenile hockey team will compete this year along with Wingham and Lucknow. Irwin Ford is man- ager, W.C. Allison is secre- tary -treasurer and C.E. Boyle is coach. The Exeter Co -Operative re- ceived its charter as a limited liability company. William Oestreicher is the first presi- dent. Life memberships will cost $10. P. Passmore, secre- tary of the Thames Road Farm- ers Club has been appointed store manager. The Red Cross goose supper at Grand Bend aurracted a record crowd of over 1,(10) and realized gross receipts of $775. No. 9 SFTS at Centralia went over the top in the recent Victory Bond sales by sub- scribing 130 percent of their quota. The basement of the Exeter Library was a busy spot Friday and Saturday when 2,886 ra- tion books were handed out. 75 YEARS AGO October 24, 1919 - Mr. John England has sold his 50 acre grass farm in Stephen town- ship to Mr. Noah Dittrich who gets possession immedia ely. The Kase of the Soldier ie- morial at the Town Hall was commenced last week and is now ready to receive the mon- ument. The James Street Methodist Church has made a purchase of surplices for the members of the choir who will make their first appearances in them on the occasion of the church an- niversary on November 16.. 100 YEARS AGO October 25, 1894 - Mr. Thomas Snell, Huron street presented us with 12 branches of raspberry sprigs all of which were heavily laden with beauti- ful ripe berries. At the last meeting of the Ex- eter Cemetery Board, D.A. Al- ward was appointed caretaker of the cemetery, Mr. Louis Da- vey having resigned. Mr. John Dunkin of Varna has refused an offer of $200 for purchase of his three year old colt which won first prizes in speeding contests at the vari- ous fall fairs this season. Exeter merchant J.P. Clarke is selling butter for 10 cents a pound and fresh eggs for 19 cents a dozen. Metal being recycled locally Miller could provide a needy service to local municipalities By Fred Groves T -A staff EXETER - Five years ago, re- cycling was a word not used that much. Now, with the desperate need to keep landfills from overflowing, recycling, in some form, is what nearly every household and mu- nicipality in the area is participating in. Plastic, glass, paper and cardboard is what the municipally owned Blue - water Recycling Association has been picking up. Now it seems, the company that nas grown in leaps and bounds, has got a little competition in John Mil ler. Since August, Miller has been in the recycling business, but while he is only dabbling in cardboard, ma- jor appliances .and metals is what he is concentrating on. "It's metal, cardboard, any re- cycling items other than plastic. We get it through demolition and peo- ple are calling us," said Miller. Outside his shop on Highway 83 in Exeter, Miller has got a stockpile of metal, appliances, bricks and inside are piles of cardboard that he has compacted in his baler. "I sort it all out and take it to. scrapyards in London. The price is up and down. With cardboard you have to get 40 tons before you can ship it." Miller, who in the past has had a successful demolition company, has always had to take mostof the materials he can't recycle, to the landfill. He said he may even be able to start taking old shingles and re- cycling them. Miller explained the shingles can be ground up and used for landscaping. As many contractors and even those who work at the landfill will know, both the materials coming from demolition and Targe house- hold appliances take up a lot of space. "Up here, we take it to the dump, it costs us and they burn it," said Miller. With a small baler as well as large bins he hopes to distribute lo- cally, the future of the metal re- cycling business looks very good for Miller. Since August he has been busy get- ting his new business off the ground and besides having to get a license to be able to remove freone from the ap- pliances, he's been contacting a few of the local municipalities. "I have three municipalities that have contacted me. Grand Bend wants someone to look after the big pickups." Auctioneer buying former Frayne's property The location is ideal for an auction barn, says Bob Heywood EXETER - An auctioneer is pur- chasing a property some feared would sit empty on Exeter's south border for some time to come. Bob Heywood confirmed he has plans to make the former Fraync Chcv-Olds car dealership property into a base for his longstanding auction business. A deal on the property is expected to close Fri- day. "I've been looking for a piece of property for several years to house an auction barn," said Heywood. He said difficulties in finding the right location included needs for the right zoning, and enough park- ing for 200 cars or more. The 4.5 acre car dealership has those qual- ities, he said. Heywood said he has plans to lease out the front part of the build- ing to a retail customer, and likely rent the large apartment upstairs. Because most of his business is household estate sales, he said he can envision adding a 50 or 60 seat coffee shop for those browsing the sales. The size of the property also makes possible a couple of con- signment farm equipment auctions a year, he said. . Late newspapers EXETER - Times -Advocate sub- scribers at RR I, Crediton received last week's edition of the T -A late. The newspapers were put into the postal system as usual on Tuesday night but didn't get delivered until the following Monday. We apologize for the inconven- ience. Authorized by CFO for Ben Hoogeboont BUSINESS DIRECTORY AUCTIONEERS FILSON & ROBSON The Experienced Auctioneers that Guarantee You More $S Considering A Sale or Need an Appraisal 666-0833 668-1967 CaII Collect Supptying you with 38 years Efficient Service • Mobile Office • Immediate Payment 3 At1ctioneers It is our pleasure to sere you REPAIRS Sewing Machine Repairs to all makes . Free estimates 90 Day Warranty Experienced since 1952 Sew and Save Centre Ltd. 149 Downie St., Stratford Phone 271-9660 Bob Heywood Licensed Auctioneer Specializing in household and estate auctions Reasonable rates Bob 235-0874 Laverne 236-1278 HAIR STYLIST The Writing t 10 Wellington St. & Maln (Beside Murphy's) 235 -HAIR (4247) Vicki Parsons Kim Scott Terri Farquhar Waxing end ear piercing Seniors discount on Mon., Tues., Wed. On a regular basis, municipalities will have designated days where they pick up appliances. In Grand Bend, works super- intendent Bud Markham said a pickup by Miller would be very beneficial to the village. However, due to circumstances beyond Grand Bend's control, it is not the responsibility of the home- owners to get rid of the appliances. "We haven't had one (pickup) in three years because be lost our landfill," said Markham of Lamb - ton County's decision to close their landfill. 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