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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-10-13, Page 5Wednesday, October 13, 2004 Exeter Times -Advocate 5 Opinion Forum -News ROSS HAUGH BACK IN TIME I OYEARS AGO October 11, 1994 — Manager Bill Wagner says the Hay Municipal Telephone System may be operating as a co-operative by next January. 20YEARS AGO October 10, 1984 — Among those expressing surprise at this week's report of the retirement of Ontario Premier Bill Davis was Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell who said, "I thought he was ready to take his party back to a fall election. He was a good leader in most instances and a man who had the pulse of the people." Employees of Exeter Chrysler moved into a brand new building for the dealership this week to cele- brate its fifth anniversary. Dealer principal Matt Clarke said the new building is twice the size of the old one at 10,000 square feet. Bryan Smith is retiring after 18 years as a council- lor in the village of Lucan. Exeter's Dave Shaw is one of the National Hockey League players affected by the lockout issued by the owners. 25 YEARS AGO October 11, 1979 — Miss Barbara Laing assumed her new duties recently as minister of Calvary United Church in Dashwood and Emmanuel United Church in Zurich. The winner of the $1,000 bill in the recent Huron Park soccer team draw was Dennis Glavin. 35 YEARS AGO October 12, 1969 — Most members of the Dashwood Tigers climbed aboard the village fire truck at 2 a.m. Tuesday immediately after their return from Mattice with their second consecutive OBA intermediate championship. Fire chief Harold Schroeder was at the wheel with club president Joe Merner on the running board. Leader Harry Hoffman was out with some of his Dashwood band members to serenade the returning champions. Snow storms in Mattice which is 688 miles from Dashwood cut a three game final series to a sudden - death game which was played after gasoline was used to burn the snow off the field. The Tigers win was led by pitcher Bob Webb and rookie shortstop John Hayter who had a perfect day at the plate and in the field. 40YEARS AGO October 13, 1964 — The Exeter Businessmen's Association has decided to sponsor six orphans this Christmas with each receiving $50. Another $500 was set aside for several draws to be held through- out the Christmas shopping season. 45YEARS AGO October 12, 1959 — Kids in Exeter, Hensall and Lucan raised $282 for UNICEF which can buy five glasses of milk for one cent. 60YEARS AGO October 12, 1944 — Preston Dearing of Stephen township who has been sweeping awards at local fairs with his Dorset Horned sheep carried off all the major prizes at the Ontario champion sheep show held at Woodbridge. His son Gerald was fourth with a Southdown yearling ram. The Exeter Lions Frolic at the arena Thursday and Friday night topped anything that the Lions have yet attempted. A coincidence was that gate receipts Thursday night at $91.50 were exactly the same as a year ago. Friday night's crowd was huge with receipts of $317.60. 80YEARS AGO October 10, 1924 — The Exeter Times has taken over the Exeter Advocate, its plant, subscription list and good will. Next week the paper will appear as The Times -Advocate. I I OYEARS AGO October 11, 1894 — The pork packing house at Hensall is now open for fall and winter business and a large number of hogs is being taken in at $5.50 to $6 per cwt. The wheat merchants have erected a bucket shop in Station street opposite to the "Commercial" and during the winter the bulls and bears will hold high carnival. The annual fall fair under the auspices of the Blanshard Agricultural Society was held Thursday and Friday last in the beautiful village of Kirkton. The weather was anything but pleasant and finan- cial results proved unsatisfactory. Gate receipts amounted to $60 while other years receipts ran into hundreds of dollars. Seniors' Perspective By Jim Bearss ADULT ACTIVITIES CO-ORDINATOR Question: What do you call a group of `Cats, or Hogs?" Answer at end of column. Dining For Seniors Winner: Les Wernham is this month's lucky winner for the free Dining for Seniors' meal at the Lions Youth Centre 125 John St. W. Remember Tuesdays at noon for a really delicious hot nutritional meal. Take-outs are available. Enjoy your meal, Les. COMING EVENTS: Solo: Solo at the Lions Youth Centre 125 John St. W. will be held every Wednesday starting at 1:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Call Ray or June Hodgson at 235- 2194 for more information. Shuffle Board: Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Legion, William Street in Exeter. Legion and non -Legion members are also welcome. For more infor- mation, contact Lee Thomas 235-3197. Duplicate Bridge: Come and enjoy yourself at the Exeter Legion, William Street. New members and recent players welcome. Contact John Britnell 235-1639. Community Living Auction: Silent and Live Auction to support Community Living -South Huron Friday, Oct. 15 at the South Huron Rec Centre. Times for viewing at 4:30 p.m. and auction starts 5:30 p.m. Food booth avail- able, sponsored by ARC Kitchen. Auctioneer: Bob Heywood and Brad and Anne Mousseau. Caven Presbyterian Church Bazaar: Get your Christmas shopping done early. Saturday, Oct. 16th. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact Helen Toornstra at: 262-2238. Rummage Sale: South Huron Hospital Auxiliary Fall Rummage Sale is coming up, time to clean out those closets. Have your `stuff ready for a town wide pickup Oct. 20. The sale is at the Rec. Centre Wednesday, Oct. 20, 6 - 9 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 21st 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. with the auction at 10:30 a.m. To volunteer or for more information, contact Vera Armstrong at 235-0780. Euchreama: Friday, Oct. 22, the Exeter United Senior Citizens are hosting a euchreama at 10 a.m. This event will be held at the (non-smoking) Exeter Legion on William Street. Cost for the day is $5. Lunch is provided. Prizes and Share the Wealth. Euchreama: Oct. 25 at the Betty Cardno Memorial Centre in Clinton at 10 a.m. Lunch is included in the cost. Sponsored by Town and Country Support Services. Call 482-9264 or 235-0258 for more information. Barn Dance Show: Get ready to tap along to music on Sunday, Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. on the stage of the Wingham Town Hall Heritage Theatre. This is the longest -lived radio show of its kind in the history of music and Canadian Broadcasting. Performers include a cast of the original barn dance celebrities along with the latest bud- ding country music stars of Canadian country music. For information and tickets contact the box office in Wingham 519-357-4082. Gone Country: Sunday, Oct. 24, at 2:30 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. at the Wingham Town Hall Heritage Theatre. Real country music and toe tappin' at its best! Followed by Howell's Fish Fry at the Complex. Box office 519-357-4082 COMING EVENTS IN THE GRAND BEND AREA: Oct. 16-17: "Lambton Heritage Museum Fall Colour and Craft Festival." Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Two locations: Lambton Heritage Museum and Thedford Arena. Oct. 18: "Healthy Lifestyle Exercise Class in Grand Bend." This low impact aerobic program combines stretching, exercises and strength work to music. Program runs Mondays and Thursdays from 9 - 10 a.m. in the community room. Call Cindy to register: 238-1556 ext. 6. You will need comfortable clothes, running shoes and a mat. Oct. 18: "Yoga classes" begin Mondays from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Port Franks Community Centre, and Thursdays from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 7 - 8 p.m. at the Grand Bend Area Community Health Centre. Call 238- 1556 ext. 6 for details and to register. Please wear com- fortable clothes, and bring a mat. Oct. 19: "Healthy Lifestyle Exercise in Hensall." This program includes low impact aerobics, stretching and strength work. Classes are Tuesday mornings from 10 - 11 a.m. and Thursday nights from 7 - 8 p.m. for eight weeks at the Hensall United Church. Call 262-3140 to register. Sponsored by the Grand Bend and Hensall Health Centres and Take Heart Huron. Mat and running shoes needed. "The Rev's Dilemma!" An original musical comedy in one act at the Huron Country Playhouse II. Dessert Theatre. Oct. 22-23 at 8 p.m. Oct. 24 matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets available at Tender Spot and Sobeys in Grand Bend, or call 238-8912 to order. A fundraiser for the Grand Bend United Church. Produced, directed and acted by local talent. Tar spot: Tar spot has always been considered a cosmetic, but not particularly serious, fungal disease affecting some Ontario maple tree species. But OMAF horticultural crops pathologist Mike Celetti says the symptoms this year appear more severe than in the past. In areas of Wellington and Middlesex counties many Norway maples are dropping their tar spot -infect- ed leaves prematurely, he says. "The spots are just start- ing to turn black but there are so many spots the leaves are just curling up and dropping off." Celetti still believes the problem is mostly a visual one but he admits it's another serious stress on trees that have already suf- fered through a couple of summers of drought. "They're not really getting much of a reprieve. I don't think there will be a significant impact but the dis- ease is reducing the photosynthetic area. I don't know what will happen in the long run." Celetti says sugar and silver maples are also known to be affected by the disease. Jim Bearss Information from Ontario Fanner. Nautical Sense: Through the pitch-black night, the captain sees a light dead ahead on a collision course with his ship. He sends a signal: "Change your course 10 degrees east." The light signals back: Change yours, 10 degrees west." Angry, the captain sends: "I'm a navy captain! Change your course sir!" "I'm a seaman, second class," comes the reply. "Change your course sir." Now the captain is serious. "I'm a battleship! I'm not changing course!" There is one last reply. "I'm a lighthouse. Your call." Preplanning funerals: I have recently inquired about preplanning funerals. Anyone arranging a funeral, whether they are pre- planning or not, will find there is a lot of information needed to register a death with the government. Some of the details needed are things the younger generation may not have handy such as your parents' names and place of birth. Most of us probably have some idea as to how we would like things to be handled; however we all have questions. It was very interesting to explore all the dif- ferent options for types of funeral services available for both cremation and burial. I was able to take as much time as I needed looking at and learning about all the various types of caskets, vaults and urns. The opportu- nity is there to select stationery, special music, pall bear- ers etc but personally, I decided these little details will be things my family might like to choose at the time so they can personalize the celebration of my life. While there was no pressure to prepay, there were several options available for prepayment and the finan- cial benefits were greater than I anticipated. A guaran- teed prepaid funeral means once the contract is paid in full, there will never be additional costs for what you have purchased. There are also ways you can partially pay, or use a payment plan. Whatever you choose, the money is still yours and it is safe. It is possible to trans- fer your prepaid funeral contract to another funeral home if you choose to do so. People who have done some preplanning for their funeral will have peace of mind that things are in order, their wishes are known and no one will need to make difficult decisions in a stressful time. It makes good sense. LEGION NEWSANDVIEWS: Legion Luncheon: Friday, Oct. 15. Plan to attend this Legion Luncheon. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Cost: $6 per person. Lunch includes soup, sandwich, dessert and coffee. "Membership:" This is a reminder that your 2005 membership is due. Fees are $38 until Nov. 30 and $43 starting Dec. 1. Legion Auxiliary Bingo: Thursdays at 7 p.m. Oct. 14, Oct. 28, Nov. 18, Dec. 16. As of Dec. 16 bingo may be cancelled due to lack of attendance. Chicken Barbecue and Harvest Dance: Oct. 30, Exeter at the Legion Branch 167 William St. Barbecue starts at 6:30 and is available until 8 p.m. Dance to Don Harvey's Band from 8:30 p.m. - 12 a.m. Chicken barbecue and dance tickets $20. Chicken barbecue tickets only $12. Dance $10 at door. For more information contact: 235- 2962 or 235-1167. LESTWE FORGET: Andrew Jordan Laing Andrew Jordan Laing was born in 1916 in Woodham. He joined the Canadian Merchant Navy and was a Radio Officer. Rev. A. Laing, his father, had previously received word from his son Andrew that he had been in India for three months and he was stationed at Bombay. Two of the ships Andrew had sailed in the past had been torpe- doed. Then Rev. Laing received word his son Andrew See PERSPECTIVE page 6