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Times-Advocate, 1988-08-24, Page 5Times -Advocate, August 24, 1988 Page 5 Quack "Humphrey the Mallard" takes Exeter and area by storm By Adrian Harte EXETER - You've seen him on the streets, at the ball park, at school. "He's cool, he's cocky and he'shad" says the sign in thc store. Tie's Humphrey, the Mallard. Scott Bogart's creation of a line of t -shirts, sweatshirts and shorts, with Humphrey designs on them, has sold so well just about every- one is familiar with the dynamiic duck. Bogart says his initial designs and shirts hit the stores late last year, but it wasn't until this spring and summer season that sales took off. .The designs are available at RSD Sports in Exeter, Heywood Sports in Clinton and Pebbles Boutique in St. Marys. . With the encouragement and backing -of his father Ron's RSD Sports behind him, Bogart decided to give the shirt design business a try. "I thought of a way to make money for the summer and t -shirts seemed to ben, seemed to be the hot.item," he said. - After looking through comic __DUCK WEAR - Scott Bogart has found great success- with his line of t -shirts and shorts. A new range of sweat- shirts in fail colours -is coming -soon, ggart holds a zippered sweatshirt in forest green. • the. Street By Jim Beckett Itappears the property sale most downtown businesses have been waiting for has happened. The former A & 11 building downtown has been sold to Jack Taylor's Stoney Ridge Developments Ltd. Taylor has not announced his plans for the property. Many businesses in the arca have 'stated they realty missed the traffic created by the grocery store at this location and were hoping the building would -soon be occupied. • ***************.***************** Another Main way location didn't remain empty long. The former. Little People building will become a shoe store as Don's Shoe Place in Godcrich and Scaforth is expanding to town. One ofthe rumors on the street the last few days is that some interest is -being- shown in the possible purchase of our fire hall. It isn't sur- prising since this property could be a developer's dream . Of course this is all speculation as there has been no hint from any town- officials the property is on the block. However, the lot -size• is small making any possible enlargement of the fire hall impossible. Before the town could hope to cash in on booming real estate pric- es it's clear much study and debate will have to take place first. Many basic questions come to mind. Do we need a new fire hall to provide adequate -protection? Can we afford a new fire hall evenif a good price is received for the old location? Where could we find a better lo- cation than the one we have now? . Eland when these questions and undoubtedly others are addressed I feel certain if the decision is made to put the property on the mar- ket. there wilt be no shortage of people to buy it. Legs just hope it's not another variety store or donut shop. With all the speculation about when Brian Mulroney will call a federal election, let's not forget this is also a municipal election year as well. During the next few weeks T -A staffers will be contacting those in office to see if they will be running again. When I think back to past elections the main problem seems to be finding enough bodies to fill the positions rather than having enough candidates to make a real contest . It isn't difficult to under- stand why people may be reluctant to offer their services as a represen- tative of their peers. The money certainly isn't all that attractive and is probably one of the. last things people consider when making a deci- sion to seek election. On occasion local representatives may be subject to criticism from people with opposing,vicws or, heaven forbid, the press. This is where I believe many people who have considered running, put on the brakes and say to themselves, "Who needs it?" Being a local politician is in many ways much more difficult than representing people on a provincial or federal level. Local politicians are much closer to the action. Their decisions affect neighbors, friends and even relatives. With November getting closer all the time. there are probably many people in our coverage arca who have considered offering their services to the local community. As in all decisions the benefits have to outweigh the costs before the decision to be a candidate will be made. Fortunately, many people sec thc benefits of serving on a munici- pal level. The material rewards may be few but every now and again thc feeling of accomplishment must be extremely satisifying for lo- cal politicians. Perhaps this year more people will give more than a passing thought to serving their municipality. ************************************ ExctcrJ olice Chief Larry }lardy would like nothing bcttcr than to be able to have -Itis police force highly visible,with a full- time foot patrol officer on the Main Si., but he doubts if this will ever be pos- •siblc. His response to criticism from councillor Morley Hall and reeve Pill Mickle'rcgarding the lack of public contact with cruiser -bound officers was that it's simply amatier of available manpowcr. "Recent studies have shown -we're understaffed now by at least 1.4 officers." "A full time person patrolling Main St: Monday to Friday Would cost taxpayers $35,000," he said. The chief said 'calls take pri- ority,with over 4,000 being handled in thc last ycar compared with 1,800 in 1985. "As it stands now my men' have donated time to the Crimc Pre- vention Program because they understand that preventing crime is more important than reacting to it," the chicf stated. Today's policing standards require detailed and cxact records be kept for every call and occurrence. Also, many hours are used each month transporting prisoners back and forth from bail hearings. The size of a police departmentis based partly on the population of the arca being served, which sometimes can be misleading accord- ing to llardy.-"Exeter is only 3,800 people but when you consider it' is a -hub for the arca with shopping, recreation and education the pop- ulation being policed could climb as high as 10,000," he stated. The chief said politicians who criticize his department regarding foot patrols do not have a clear understanding of what is really_going on. Hardy emphatically defended the way he is using the available - manpower which includes himself and five officers to provide protec- tion on a round-the-clock basis. An open letter to Prime Minister Mulroney Dear 1'1;n,.• v11111,ter Mulroney: It was ti+ izi deep regret that we heard of your unwillingness to meet with members of the Ituron Bruce Peace Pledge Campaign when you were recently in Goderich. it is difficult for us to understand why you would not give ten minutes of your time to meet with the pro -peace, anti-nuclear lobby of the i luron Bruce Riding. As rcqqucstad by your office, we are now sending you details of our ideas, together with a gift of the video, "Chbiccs for the Future". We hope you will watch the video with your family. Like the majority of Canadians, we are in total favour of Canada maintaining and developing a defen- sive military position. However, under your government, Canada is developing, testing, and helping to manufacture many OFFENSIVE, destabilizing, weapon systems. - -• The planned purchase of attack nuclear powered submarines; the continuing planned purchase of attack nuclear powered submarines; the continuing testing of the cruise missile; the continuing export of en- riched uranium and tritium; the frequent B.52 flight training exercises in British Columbia, Alberta, and Northern Ontario; the permission for Canada to be -involved in the Air Defense initiative; the allowing of Canadian companies to be involved in "Star Wars" contracts; the possibility that the North Warning Sur- veillance System maybe used in S.D.I. and the frequent visits to our ports of nuclear powered and possi- bly nuclear armed war ships, arc examples of tt c offensive, escalating, militaristic policies that your government is pursuing. - You and your Ministers speak of peace, whilst your collective behaviour is that of preparing to wage - war. We are reminded of a saying by an old Chinese Sage, "Unless we change our direction, we arc likely to end up where we are headed". We would now like to outline -the tremendous role that Canada could play if DEFENSIVE policies and surveillance were the hallmarks of Canada's military activity. Firstly, Canada should be declared a nuclear weapons free zone. in doing this Canada would become a neutral territory between both super powers in the nuclear arms race. Secondly, by increasing our surveil- lance of the Arctic, (which can he done readily without the purchase of the nuclear powered submarines), we could report any intrusions into the Canadian Arctic by either of the super powers, to an international body such as the United Nations. This would take the pressure off both super powers, since both. powers ould be reassured of a truly neutral country between them. As you are aware, such a neutral Canadian position has been well researched and recommended by many Canadian defense experts. We deeply hope that you will consider changing from an offenrsivc, destabilizing, military position, to one 'involving neutrality, surveillance and defense of Canadian territory. Each one of us is responsible .for thc future. We recognize that it is time for us to return to common sense and to make conscious choices about how we live on this fragile planet earth. We are not just pas- sengers on space ship earth, we are the crew. We arc not just the residents of this planet, we are the citi- /ens. The difference in both cases is responsibility. urge you now to model this responsibility and join us in making a conscious choice for peace. Peace is no longer a philosophical choice, it is a survival choice. • In the name of peace: • Jim Hollingworth, M.D. Dianne Klopp Jane McClinchey . Pauli Sommer Fran McQuail • Brigitte Wolf Organizing members of the Canadian Peace Pledge Campaign for the Iluron Bruce Riding. • ' books for a suitable type of charac- ter, Bogart settled one duck to keep in line with other trends. Eight dif- ferent 1 -shirt prints were born. The shorts with "quack" on the back came later. But why Humphrey? Well, what else goes with Bogan. "It's pretty corny, but I couldn't think of anything else," he said. A Kincardine company makes the transfers from Bogart's designs and then he uses the press at RSD to make a heat transfer. By avoiding the silkscreening process, Bogart can put Humphrey on any article of clothing he wants, ordering only what he can sell. In case that sounds easy, consider that it. takes an hour to make a doz- en transfers. To start the season, Bogart ordered 33 dozen shins. He wasn't so sure the shorts were a good idea, but his father thought it was worth a try. - "We started with a dozen pairs and they sold really quickly so we had to order some more," said Bogart. "So I guess he -gets some credit for that one." - The 'spring fashion show at South Huron District High School gave Humphrey some exposure and - sales took off from there. Next year Bogart will introduce some new designs, "There will be a few new prints out for next year, so he doesn't go stale," he said. With any luck, Bogart will be able to penetrate the lucrative Grand Bend market. He was late getting - - off the mark this year and most stores already had full inventories of other shirts. Next year will be different, he. says. A fall line is ready for introduc- tion, and boasts new colours and styles of sweatshirts and sweatpants Bogart hopes will be popular with the Christmas shoppers. Things - - arc looking up for Humphrey. The only flop this season was a - selection of smaller shirts aimed at - public school students. _ Humphrey is sten on a skateboard, but failed to catch the eye of the market. Bo- gart is convinced Humphrey's main audience, is the high school and col- lege/university crowd. - Humphrey thc Mallard Duck Wcar also has some designs not everyone is crazy about. One shirt reads "Get drunk and be 'somebody." "The parents aren'ttoo stuck on that one," agrees Bogart, but he • points out that Humprcy's blue - cellar,. cocky image is a reaction against the Miami Vice style of pastel beachwarc. This is what makes him popular. "It's good that I'm not hitting one - crowd or one type of people," he said. Bogart adds that the designs arc self -advertising, so he hasn't had to work too hard at promoting his duck. Humphrey has now joined other successful local sweatshirt de- signs such as Lisa Rundle's Lisart line. The shirts arc selling by themselves, while Bogart works for the town works department. "Next year 111 try to have it out even earlier," he said. "Maybe 1 won'thave to work for the summer then," Hydro spends $24 million TORONTO - Ontario Hydro is expanding its program to rehabili- tate and upgrade its hydro -electric generating stations, Chairman and President Robcrt Franklin said to- day. - Thc program will add almost • 500,000 kilowatts of generating ca- pacity to the province's power sys- tem by 2000. "Thanks to the up- grading work we've done since 1974, we already have another 270,000 kilowatts of water -powered generation in place," Said Franklin. "This power, produced by what is the least expensive source of genera- tion, helped us to meet the annual increases in electrical demand. by continuing our upgrading efforts over the next 10 to 15 years, wc,ex- pcct to add 200,000 kilowatts more." In total, that's enough power to serve a city the size of London, Ontario. To • date $24 million has been spent on upgrading of 50 hydro- electric generating units at various sites, and work is expoctcd on 70 more units at 13 stations. "Hydro currently owns and runs hydro -electric stations housing over 260 gcncrating units. These units produce one-quarter of the annual electrical needs of this province," said Franklin. "Through this pro- gram we plan to get the absolute maximum out of these existing . plants." There arc various methods availa- ble to up ,r.:de the stations. Eugenia gcncrating station, on the Beaver River south of Georgian Bay, has been operating since 1915. The original, 1,000 -metre pipeline that carries water to the turbines was re- placed this year and will enable a third unit, which has been out of service almost 20 years, to return to service. - At R.H. Saunders generating sta- tion, on the St. Lawrence River near Cor-nm.,ll, the angle of the run - 117 BANK Toronto Dominion Bank invites you to Investor Information Evening DATE:, September 8, 1988 TIME: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. PLACE: Grand Bend Legion Representatives from Treasury and Investment Banking and Registered Savings Plans to be present Seating is limited, please call Bank at 238-8435 for your reservation • net- blades is being changed to in- crease the output of thc'station. in conjunction with the upgrading program, Hydro is continuing to overhaul and maintain hydro -electric units on a 25 -year cycle to return them to "as -new" condition: As well, a dam assessment program is underway. Started in 1986, this is seven-year program to examine tilt condition of thc 288 Hydro -owned and operated dams. Hydro also plans to evaluate the condition and capabilities of 34 old- er hydro -electric stations which pro- vide 20,000 kilowatts or less. It's expected the gcncrating capacity of these stations can be increased by nearly 50 percent over the next 20 years. G.W. Parsons & Associates inc. Management, Accounting and Computer System Services D9ug Denomme Karen Neevel Gerry Parsons C.M.A. 396 Main Street South Exeter, Ont. (519) 235-1304 1 1