Times-Advocate, 1988-11-16, Page 7n
the
Street
By Jim Beckett
I• f someone approaches you Friday -or Saturday asking you to
buy a brick to help with the new Lions Exeter Youth Cen-
tre please be generous. Lioness club members co-ordinating
with Scouts, Guides and Brownies will be selling bricks
(which are tax deductible) at the following locations: Canadian Tire,
Valu Mart, Darling's, A&H EMA, Brewers Retail, Centre Mall and
MacLeans.
To see what the Lions have been up to take a drive down John
Street -and -have a- look at the new Exeter Youth Centre. Several
donations have been received but many more thousands have to be
raised before the building is paid for. Your support on the weekend
will give the project a big boost.
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Even though my affection -for cats is low, I can't help but admire
the loyalty of people who disagree with my opinion. Last 'week's let-
ter from Helen Hodgins was one of the best ever. If I come back
to earth' reincarnated as a cat I'd like to live at her place. •
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Pauline McCann of Exeter has organized a group of Minor
Hockey Mothers who will be assisting with fund raising and other
duties for the organization.
One of the projects to raise money is, having people bring comput-
er codes from all Kraft products toa special deposit box at the arena.
The company will donate 10 cents -for each item returned.
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Jon Dinney has just returned from Winnipeg where he toured
the Palliser Furniture Company factory and previewed their new line
of furniture fornext year. The manufacturer invites their key dealers
from across Canada to the annual event. - -
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Renovations at MacLeans-havebeen_compacted-leaving-a-mueh—
larger and brighter store. No new departments have been added but
each one has been expanded resulting in much more merchandise be-
ing displayed in the store. As well, the parking area has been en
larged to accommodate more than 50 additional vehicles. Contractor
on the project is -Jim Gregus.
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A Toronto subscriber recently sent a cheque for $250 as he extend-
ed his subscription for another 10 years. We thank him for his confi-
dence in us and for describing the T -A as a "Splendid newspaper" in
the note included with his cheque.
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Exeter Lkms Club member Bob Sargeant is looking for partici-
pants for the annual Santa Claus Parade presented by the club and
Exeter's B.I:A. If you want to have a float in the parade Saturday,
December 3 call Bob at 235-0121(office) or 235-2618 (home).
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Local Polo -Canada dealer Dave Moore, _supported by his staff,
has won the President's Award For Excellence. Dave is one of 28
outlets selected from Petro -Canada's nationwide network chosen to
receive Itis award. It recognizes outstanding commitment to custom-
er service, merchandising and community involvement.
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Andy Defoer hasn't been just resting since selling -his Exeter
Sun Service a few months ago. After reading about thc.dangers in-
volvedin working as a crossing guard, Andy has taken steps to make
the job safer. He has redesigned the stop sign the guards use to warn
motoests to stop. Andy's prototype is equipped with flashing lights
powe-ed from a battery pack wom by the guard. All he is waiting for,
is official approval before we see the light in use.
Back
in time
10 year's ago
•Agri -Book announced they would be moving to Exeter. The
company, referred to as one of the major success stories in thc
publishing business in Canada, decided to move its staff of 17 out of
I lensall's Agripress building.
•Don MacGregor was called thc easy winner of the deputy -reeve scat
on Exeter council. / -
•Incumbent Jack Tinncy defeated challenger Claire Deichen for the
position of Hay Township reeve.
•Exeter Mayor Bruce Shaw accused Maclean's magazine with cen-
sorship by only including an anicle in Toronto issues only on the 1
banning of several books by the Huron County Board of Education .
•The SHDHS Panthers were bested by the Goderich Vikings in the
Ilulron-Penh junior football finals.
•The Exeter and Hensall fire departments joined forces to quench a
blaze at Northlandcr Mobile Housing. The plant lost only two hours of
production time.
20 years ago
•Union Gas of Canada announced plans to extend gas lines into
Huron Park, Exeter and the surrounding townships, but reeve Derry
Boyle expressed opposition to the move.
"I don't want gas in Exeter," he said, noting it would be in direct
competition to the current Exeter PUC.
•Ivan Hearn was acclaimed Lucan reeve.
•The senior Panthers football team defeated the Godcrich Vikings to
emerge as the Huron -Perth conference champions.
SO years ago
•John Vidt of Arkona purchased an Exeter property to build a
. refrigeration plant to store perishable products.
"Refrigeration plants are general in the United Stators and more and
more of them are being introduced in Ontario."
•The South Huron Plowmen's Association held their annual banquet
at the Thames Road united Church and the guest speaker for the
evening was the Honorable James Gardiner, federal minister of agri-
culture. Gardiner spoke of his youth at Thames Road and how he made
his first speech near the very spot he was speaking that night.
70 years ago
•The councils of Exeter and Usbome Township decided to erect a
memorial for the municipalities' fallen heroes of the recently -con-
cluded war.
•An advertisement from the Canada Starch Company advised people
to use corn syrup in place of sugar due to shortages.
•The Food Board applied its wartime rules to patriotic teas as well as
all eating establishments. The serving of sandwiches was allowed,
except for the hours between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Restrictions on
pork and bacon, however, had been removed.
•A winter of starvation was predicted for the people of Russia.
Times -Advocate, November i 6, 1988 Page 7
How about that free trade Agreement?
As Canadians go to the polls next
week to make the final decision in
the federal election, the issue fore-
most in many minds is the Free -
Trade Agreement negotiated under
Bnan Mulroney's Conservative gov-
ernment.
Some argue Canada will be left
out in the cold without the agree-
ment, others say it compromise
Canada's ability to maintain our
own social programs. Some say
free -trade is the best thing for the
nation, others say the government
had no right to negotiate such an
agreement without making it an
election issue.
The Times Advocate takes to the
street to ask four local businesspeo-
ple their opinion on the FTA.
Larry Taylor
Gentleman's Choice
Taylor is in favour of the Free -
Trade Agreement.
"1 think it's going to increase
Canada's growth," he said; adding
that Mulroney's present agreement
is probably adequate.
"In all honesty 1. don't really
know if it could be bet-
tcr....Everything should be all right
so long as he hasn't sold out our
social programs or our resources."
Bob Swartman
Swartman's Men's Shoppe
"I think the agreement is -a bad
agreement.
"Being a lifelong Liberal, the
Liberals have always been for free
trade, but I don't like this agree-
ment," , said Swartman, observing
that 80 percent of Canada's trade
with the U.S. is already free. He
thinks the 20 percent .remaining
should be kept protected.
"Over the years we have found we
cannot compete in certain areas," he
said, noting that with thc agreement
he should be able to buy and sell
his clothing cheaper.
"Who am I oing. to sell it
to.... ur armors are gotn t— --�
hurt."
Karen Pfaff
Looking Good and
BIA chairperson
"My own analysis is that it would
be goodin the long term, but diffi-
cult in the short term," said Pfaff.
"I can see where some of my
stronger manufacturers are going to
hang in there and others are going
to be gone."
She says the whole dispute over
the agreement is only a political
ploy.
"It's funny now to see the Conser-
vatives pushing for free -trade when
75 years ago they were dead against
it."
"1 don't believe half the stuff I
hear from either side."
"I ucss I'm for it. I doff t1iiclizlve
in artificr su sicrto-hold-fiord
out."
Paul Seldon -
Sugar & Spice Chocolates
"1' can't see it doing us. any
harm,or good for that matter,' said
Seldon.
Most of Seldon's chocolate sup-
plies come through the U.S., but
are not included in free -trade because
the U.S. only plays the part of dis-
tributor:
"Everyone's got an opinion, but
only the ones who negotiated it
really know what's going on."
"As a Canadian I guess 1 would
be against anything that's going to
make us more American. We've
got along without it up to now."
Brand opens new furniture business
ALLAN'S FURNITURE - Allan Brand opened his new furniture store in
Exeter in the former Hoppqr-Hockey building. He hopes to please his cus-
tomers with his selection of solid wood furniture.
Teachers negotiating
g g
Doug .Lawless as mediator' were
held in May. A Fact-Firrding hear-
ing with Helen Finley as Fact -
Finder was held in September.
During the period of confidentiali-
ty of the Pact -Finding Report, the
Board was unwilling to meet with
the teachers, citing the upcoming
municipal elections as delaying fur
ther negotiations.
The sides are not so far apart that
settlement is out of the question.
CLINTON - The Huron County.
Board of Education and its elemen-
tary teachers have been negotiating
a collective agreement since early
last March. Their previous agree-
ment expired on August 31, 1988.
Some progress has been made,
but the panics have been unable to
resolve major issues such as prepar-
ation time and staffing, salary and
benefits:
Two attempts at mediation with
CIBC
44 Thames Rd, Exeter
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Saturday 9:30 - 1:00
Mon. - Thursday 9:30 - 4:30
Friday 9:30 - 8:00
Our goal at CIBC is to make Banking
more convenient for you
ON SATURDAY NOV. 26, 1988
we will have a professional photographer at our
branch 10 to 4 o'clock
Please call 235-1050 for an appointment to receive a
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Get usworking for you!
EXETER - Main Street has a new
furniture store in an old familiar lo-
cation. -
Allan's line Furniture has opened
in part of the building many re-
member as Hopper Hockey Furni-
ture. In fact, the store's owner, Al-
lan Brand, worked for Hopper.
Hockey for four years before it
closed this spring.
Even though Brand has only half
of the original building for his
store, he says he has the same space
for furniture displays because he
will not stock as many floor cover-
ings.
Brand says he will- steer away
from veneers and dcal in mainly sol-
id wood furniture:-
_ "That's the stuff with thc least
amount of problems," he said, ad-
ding that he wants to build a reputa-
tion for having quality fumiturc and
solid oaks and birch arc the best
way to go. A selection of lighting
is also on display, including Cita-
tion lighting from Varna.
One advantage to opening in a
former furniture store, is that cus-
tomers know where to find him, and
Brand said that even in the first few
hours of- opening, many people
• took the trouble to drop in.
"The door has . been swinging
most of the morning," said Brand.
Planning for the new store began
on September 15 when Brand made
his commitment to get back into
the furniture trade. He and Itis
mother Nancy will represent the cn- -
tire staff of the store.
• Brand is positive Exeter and thc
arca can support another furniture
store, especially when dealing in--
bettcr-quality merchandise.
"I think people appreciate it too,"
he said.
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