Times-Advocate, 1988-07-06, Page 5n
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By Jinn Beckett
When John Relouw; an Andex employee in Exeter, read a poster
sonic time ago explaining how to use the IlefmlIch_ Manoeuver, he
never really. thought it .might someday save a life. -
For. Henry Rau of -R.R.2 Zurich, Relouw's quick thinking, .was the
difference between life and death.' Rau was eating at Kentucky Fried
Chicken last Tuesday when a piece of food became lodged in his
throat, According to people at the scene be could certainly .have died if
this life-saving technique had not been applied.
If you have a.chance to learn thc.Hcimlich.Manocuver, I strongly rec-
ommend it. You never know when you'll -have the opportunity to save
sornconc. -
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Trying not to look nosey when there's an interesting conversation
going on in the -booth behind you at the coffee shop can be difficult at
times. Last week's experience wasn't exciting eavesdropping but never-
theless it is an example•of a lifestyle more and more people arc adopt-
ing. .
A father with two young boys was preparing them for the time when
he would return them to their mother. Time after time he reminded them
about what a .great time they had enjoyed that weekend. "We'll do it
again real soon =ht• promised. "Do' either of you want another donut?"
One boy examined his donut and loudly exclaimed "Mom buys us big-
ger ones.... with more .chocolate." Dad's voice -sounded a• little strained
as he was obviously. trying to top mom when • • he said "I'll take you out
on a boat when you're with me the weekend after next
The smaller child seemed unimpressed and responded by saying
"We've already been out. on grandpas. boat and his is the biggest." His
brother interjected with the news that "mom's new friend might be tak-
ing us to the Ex and a Blue Jay game.
It seemed that everytime the father suggested something: they could
do, the kids countered with bigger and better plans they had been of-
fered
ffered by someone else. • , .
I was beginning to dislike the two materialistic lads until it became
-clear it wasn't really their fault. • -
Thcy've- probably been accepting bids on their affections •for some
time. Being spoiied by both parents and others is:a way of Iife'and it's
no wonder the children learn to -take advantage of it.
It's a shame -they'll never get to enjoy just an ordinary day doing nor-
mal fancily activities. It's an example of when child spoiling is just a
notch better than child neglect.
1es happening- to more and more .familrtes all the time when the chil-
dren move -from living with mom and dad to living with mom or dad.
While Exeter's downtown is one of the most vibrant in the' arca and
is, in fact, the envy of many -other communities; it seems to have
slipped a bit lately.- -
Even senior businessmen cant remember ,when -there have been as
many -empty .Stores -on our mainsheet. A fcw years ago, if someone
closed a storc,•for whatever reason; there was always• somebody to
open in that location in a' matter of. weeks. We enjoyed the knowledge
there were always more people wanting to be part of business life in
our core area. It doesn't- scent to be .that way today. •
Recent and planned expansions on other commercial property. along
Main l!;t. have diluted our central business arca. Strip malls .in other
communities have sucked the strength out of core areas. Let's: hope it
doesn't happen here.
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A recent article on one of our trade publications advises hiring prov-
en achievers when you are .involved in the difficult task of choosing the
right person Tor -the job. - -
The item reminds employers an achiever didn't become an achiever
the moment he Or she walked into your office.
'It's tempting, particularly when you feel pressured to hire, to believe
applicants who say they can do something they have never done be-
fore. Achievers, those individuals who have established as early as their
high school years a pattern of setting goals, overcoming obstacles and
learning from their mistakes, come- to you with a tracecord of suc-
cess. While they may not have done your exact job: t can identify
specific experiences which required them to use -similar skills,: knowl-
edge and abilities. You take unnecessary risks when you hire an appli-
cant who gives you a hard luck story and assures you that he can do the
job if you will just give him the chance," the article concluded.
Back
in time
10 years ago
•Excter Council hammered out the details of the Len Vcri Apartment
complex on Carling Street. Veri and his lawyer, Kim McLean, asked
that the issues be dealt with in camera in case the issue had robe taken
to court. After the closed debate, a motion was made to grant a building
permit for the apargnent project, providing a house on the north lot of
the complex be demolished to comply with zoning bylaws.
•Responding to a letter which complained about a fight it Grand
Bend's Buffalo Burger Fest, Nick Cartcr, president of the Chamber of
Commerce wrote: "The Chamber of Commerce has spent thousands of
dollars in an:cffort to promote tourism and improve the image of Grand
Rend. One mis-djrected citizen and a press bent on sensationalism has
destroyed this in one day." .
. 20 years ago
'Sports editor Ross Haugh witnessed thc safe return of his car after
a week of walking. llaugh's car was stolen the week before and later
located near Granton. It was noted on the editorial page that "the theft
was made comparatively easy by the fact that he had left the keys in the
• n'Ju�ly, 1968, the Starlight Drive-in Theatre was featuring To Sir
With Love, starring Sidney Pottier, and The Taming of the Shrew
with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. At Brownie's Drive-in
Theatre in Clinton; Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway wcrc starring in
Bonnie and Clyde. -
S0 years ago -
•"Who will be Miss Exeter?" a 14 headline questioned. Miss
Exeter was to represent the town in the "Great pageant of Old Home
Week in London' .'M•iss•Exetcr not only would get to represent the
arca, she would recciyc S25 to defray her expenses.
•"The working man has a whole lot of legislation to protect him
against overwork, -against unsanitary working conditions,, against
unfair competition and all that sort•of aping, What he needs just,now
is a job•." — from a.1938 editorial.
•A notice ran in the T -A: ''A warning is issued forbidding anyone to
pull peas off the wagons or trucks as they are. -passing through the
streets of Exeter. Prosecution_ will take place if this order• is not
obeyed:. -----_ -.
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70 years ago • -
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•A warning from the deputy minister of highways was printed in the
Advocate in the first week of June, 1918: "Pedestrians who have
started to cross'a street at a reasonable distance from an approaching
motor car, have the right to do so at the pacc of an ordinary walk, and
the motorist has no right to compel pedestrians to rush or run for safety
by the insolent blowing of his horn."
•The Advocate noted that it was no longer legal, as of July 1, to make
white or standard bread in Canada As part of the war effort, bakers
were told to use substitutes for white flour. "Bakers must label their
bread with their name•and the stamp "victory bread" after July 15."
•A flippant call for patriotism appeared. in the editorial column of
the Advocate: "Swat the fly, shoot the spy, cut out the lie, swear off ,
on pie, quit drinking rye and never say die."
Ate
Times -Advocate, 'July 6, 1988 -
Page 5 -
Retail _tobacco laws confusing, ineffective
By Adrian Harte`
-. • EXETER - An informatjop.pack-
abe distributed to tobacco retailers
warning against tobacco sales to
minors -has some people upset
about this prgvince's law structure.
The information, entitled "We
don't. -sell -tobacco to children"
comes from the Canadian Council
of Grocery Distributors, the -Cana-
dian Fcderauon of Independent Gro-
cors, the -Retail Council of Canada.
and, the National Association of
Tobacco and 'Confectionery ,Dis-
tributors..
"Our Associations are starting an
in formation .program regarding the
sale of tobacco products to those
under 18 years of age and we.need
your enthusiastic • support.," reads
the letter.:- "Public opinion . is
strongly. in favour of preventing
-the sale of tobacco to -children;
more importantly, it is illegal."
The brochure accompanying the
package notes that anti -tobacco
lobbies have proved that 13 and.14
year-olds seldom had difficulty in
purchasing cigarettes.
The leiter asks merchants to dis-
play the brochure and to strictly. re-
fuse sale of tobacco to those under
18, The package also includes a re-
print of part of the Minors' Protec-
tion Act; including Ontario's unique
clause which allows minors to pur-
chase cigarettes with a parent's writ-
ten consent.
"I've had a lot of kids really mad,"
said Mickey Struykc at Shaws
about.youngsters she has had to ask
to go home for a note. Parents
have also complained about having
to provide a. note for their children.
"Some kids are embarrassed to
hand over the notes," -said Struykc
of those in the 13-14 age group.
Struyke questions the effective-
ness and validity of the law. She
wonders why a 16 -year-old is con-
sidered mature enough to drive a car,
but not mature enough to make a
decision about smoking:
Struyke says restricting sales to
minors does tittle to prevent thein
smoking.
"They'll go outside and have a
friend who's 18 to come in and get
them," she said.
Another problem Struyke encoun-
ters is her staff are all under 18
themselves and find it difficult to
ask someone their own age, for iden-
tification.
Shaws received the information
package from both their wholesaler
and salesman of tobacco:''
"It seems like they're really seri-
ous," Struyke observed, but she has
trouble convincing her customers
thc .cut-off age is 18 and not .16 as
many believe.
Struykc also questions the tobac-
co companies' policies.if they arc
promoting this -package Qnd yet still
selling the 15-cigarette.packs, nick-
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TOBACCO POLICY - Mickey Struyke of Shaws wonders why the tobacco industry is promoting an information
campaign to prevent cigarette sales to teens under 18 when the -.l5 -cigarette -packages are still -on the shelves.
`Many view the "kiddie packs" as a direct marketing strategy to win young smokers. - . '
named "kiddie packs".
"1 sec more kids pickingrthcm up
than adults;' said Struykc, explain-
ing that the easily -concealed packag-
es are more affordable than a full-
sized box.
Big V assistant manager Dave
Gleason said he had not seen the in-
formation package, but that the
store's policy -was -not to sell to
those under 18. -He too had thought
the law kept tobacco out of the
hands of those under 16 years of
age; not •18. .
Exeter Police ctiief Larry Hardy, .
when asked whether -or not minors
wcrc prevented from owning cigar-
ettes as well as buying them, said
it was a "good question".
"I would assurne it is an offence
for someone under 18 to puchasc
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them as well- as possess thcm,"
said Hardy. He was also certain the
law used to draw the line at 1.6-•
year-olds.
"This must he brand new," he
said. -
"It's one of those laws that looks
nice on paper, but I don't know
how you'd enforce it," said the
chief, adding that his department
has no plans -to rigidly enforce the
Act. Usually these things arc dealt
with on a complaint basis.
"We're not saying wc'li wait for a
complaint to enforce something."
he added. •
The Act states the maximum fine
for a violation is only S50, and
Hardy suggested it signified -a lack
of a truly serious attempt to crush
tobacco sales to minors.
Council to -study proposed impost fees
EXETER - A report from the
impost Fees committee will be
studied by Exeter council members
b. fore being considered at the July
18 meeting:
The report presented by council-
lor Ilcn 1 toogenboom suggested
-raising the. impost fees on single
fain fly dwellings from .S500., to
S750 with S250 to S300 of this
amount going to a reserve fund for
development and expansion' of ser-
vices purposes.
The fees for each 'Multiple' R2
unit would be 'increased to $500
and Multiple R3 designations
Would go up to S400. -
A survey of impost. fccs of new
Tots created by severances or plans
of -subdivision in other Ontario
municipalities showed. a wide range
of charges.
- The range is from S500 in Lis-
towel, Forest and Stratford to S75(
in Usbornc township and as high as
52,978 in the town of Colling.
wood. In Usbornc there is a refund-
of S200 if the land is farm land.
In- answer to a question --from
councillor Dorothy Chapman, clerk -
treasurer Liz Bell said, All impost
fccs now go into a reserve fund."
To this Iloogenboom replied, " if
the town continues to grow, we
will need more sewer pumping -sta-
tions. We have heard of develop-
ments that 'would tax our present
sewer system: Our committcc is
concerned that impost fees should
he used to offset costs down the
road. The present charge of 5500 is
pot realistic in 1988." -_
Reeve Hill Nlicklc added, " We
have development agreements
whereby we provide services. Im-
'post fccs should he used for these
purposes."
Micklc said impost fccs on intitis-
trial and commercial properties
should be addressed in the sante
package. 1loogenboorn rcplicd, "Wt
have discussed assessing commer-
cial development at the sante rate as
residential.'
The other members of the impost
committee are Joc Darling, Gerald
WATCH DRAW - Don Thompson, manager of Standard Trust, picked the
winning entry frohi Jean Robb, Calgary, in Anstett Jewellers' draw for a'
stainless steel and 14 kt. gold Concord watch valued at over $1,000. Judy
Dalrymple, manager of the Exeter branch of Anstetts, helps display the
watch.
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1loogcnboom concluded, " As a
developer and a member of thc com-
mittee, Joc Darling needs to be
commended for his positive think-
ing."
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