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Times-Advocate, 1982-10-06, Page 5LOADED DOWN WiTH GOODIES — Heading for the Middlesex Women's Institute at the International Plowing Match Wednesday were Aleta McComb and Honour Stanley from the Birr branch and Helen Mclachan from South Lobo. T -A photo Staffs Women's Institute learn about conservation .11y MRS. J. TEMPLEMAN • Mrs. Dalton Smale hosted the Family and Consumer Af- fairs meeting of the Staffa Women's Institute at her Best Interest 14 3/4% We represent many Trust Companies. We are often able to ar- range for the highest interist being of- fered on Guaranteed Investment Certificates. *subject to change 6aiser4l(neale Insurance Brokers Inc. EXETER 235-2420 GRAND BEND 238-8484 CLINTON GODERICH 482-9747 524-2118 home September 29, with 17 members and one visitor present. Guest speaker for the even- ing was Ron Christie who gave a most interesting talk on conserving energy, touching on tree planting, solar energy, acid rain, con- servation in farming, public awareness of sprays and chemicals. Mr. Christie was introduc- ed by Mrs. Bert Daynard and thanked by Mrs. Smale. Mrs. Daynard presided :opening with the Mary Stewart Collect repeated in unison and a poem "Reasons for Country Living". -Mrs. Jack Burchill presentedthe motto, "Our children need our presence; not our presents." Mrs. Bill Mahon gave several good household hints. Mrs. Lloyd Miller presided for the business. Roll call was answered by telling how your house was heated when you were a child. An invitation was accepted to attend a dessert euchre at Seaforth Qctober 12. lumunununnnnnnnununninminiiimmlimnuumulnnnnnonnitnlnnnnnnnnnnR 1= I Announcement 1 Doug Parker's I Barber Shop Welcomes Byron Clarke to serve you c 1 muunumi nnuuummilismoinl munslmnuunulumuuunnnmmsunluummining Fridays. 12 noon - 8 p.m. Saturdays 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Members were reminded of the Perth County Rally in Listowel October 14. Mrs. Ross McPhail consented to give a reading. Mrs. Bill Kerslake volunteered to be responsible for a gift for the craft table at the Area Convention at St. Marys Community Centre on October 27 and 28. The district executive banquet for Perth South will be held at Russeldale November 2 with Glen Gowrie Institute hosting a recognition night for Mrs. Keith Hiepleh, is to be held at Springfield November 4. Resolutions to be presented at the area convention were read. The meeting closed with O Canada, followed by lunch served by Mrs. Bert Daynard, Mrs. Robert McCaughey and the hostess Mrs. Smale. Many from this community braved the mudto attendan outstanding display and shows at the plowing match near Lutan this past week. The family of Mrs. Orpha Norris honoured her on Satur- day evening at a dinner par- ty at the Garage in London. The occasion Was the 80th bir- thday of Mrs. Norris. Those in attendance with Mrs. Norris were, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Breit, St. John's Newfoundland, Mrs. Ethel Mae Stanzak, Nancy and David Lyall, Ottawa, Mrs. Winnifred Sharpe, Jim Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Norris, Kitchener, Miss Judy Norris and Gary Kuntz, Kit- chener, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Norris and family, Baie'd Urfe, Quebec, Miss. Susan Norris, Stratford, Miss Jill Norris, London, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Skinner, Rob Heckman, Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Bob plorris and Robert and Roy Balkwell, Staffa. We Do It All... We Do It Right! •v' San done (Trip; ON►, r► dI WV From the restoration of clear, bright colors and new -like fabric feel with our clothier. recommended Sanitone Drycleaning... .. to every las(spotting, pressing, button•tightening, tipper. ripping detail Md we' riple Inspect to make sure we do it right_ WE DoIT ALL—WE DOIT matfr, We're your licensed Sanitone Drycleaner. Trust the care of your clothes to us. IMAGE A Division of Grand Bend Cleaners CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-265-7050 BRANCHES: Exeter Mitchell Strothroy 235-0360 348.9122 215.4991 Grond Bend 238.8181 The readers write Cover variety of topica Letter to the Editor: This letter pertains to our Exeter. Fall Fair. We have two small children who since the Thursday before the fair had been anticipating the fair weekend as most small children do. The only thing on. their minds were the rides. Knowing the past history of Exeter Fair's rides we knew there wouldn't be very much, but this year it was the worst it could have been. The two rides that were available for the smaller children were in our opinion nothing but safety hazards. The one ride that our children did go on broke down while they were on it. They had to sit there for approximately 10 minutes while the operator, who obviously didn't know the first thing about it, just left the ride unattended to find somebody who could fix it. Our children were sitting there approximately 10 feet in the air. In order to fix it they put cotton candy on the belt. That was the last straw. Once we finally got our childretn down there was no way we would allow them to go on the other one. The point we are trying to make is if those are the only rides available to us, ,our. children would be safer with none at all. Most children would have been satisfied with a pony ride. We truly hope that something will be done about this for the safety of our children. These rides are car- rying precious cargo. Mrs. Paul Truemner .4 .4 4 Dear Sir: As a reader of your weekly paper, I wish to comment on your editorial of 22 September 1982, regarding the Xi Gam- ma Nu Chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, a group of young ladies (not all from Exeter) who give a great deal of their -time and energy to support the Exeter Community. Do you think that Simpson's of London would resent a fashion show by Sach's of New York. They would • display, their own wares to capture as many of the fashion show shoppers as they could, by displaying similar and interesting styles at their much lower prices. The London fashion house producing thefashion show does not expect to compete in any way with the local mer- chants. A smart suit or dress at their show could bring many potential shoppers into the Exeter stores to see if they can find a similar style. It can bring them down to find a col- oured scarf, a new purse, gloves, shalt. any number of accesl4qI' pe to go with somethldg already in their closet. If, I were in the dress business In Exeter, I would be front row center at any fashion show that came to town. Boycott — such trash. During these economic times we should all buy Cana- dian, but la London not in Canada Also would your paper be -willing to take a poll of all the downtown mer- chants to see how many of them were shopping in Lon- don on their day off. The people that shop in your town of Exeter are not all from Exeter. They come from Elimville,, Winchelsea, Kirkton, Woodham, Far- quhar, Cromarty, Staffa, Lumley, Thames Road, Hurondale, Rogerville, Chiselhurst, Kippen, Varna, Hensall, Zurich, St. Joseph, Blake, Port Blake, Grand Bend, Grand Cove, Dashwood, Sarepta, Sharon, Khiva, Shipka, Greenway, Brinsley, Mt. Carmel, Crediton, Huron Park, Cen- tralia, Saigtsbury, and Fran- cis Town as well as Exeter. 'This may be why there are so many empty or vanished stores in all these - small communities. Because of their extreme loyalty to Exeter and Canada, are we to understand that from now on all Exeter mer- chants will spend their vaca- tions at Morrison Dam. No more holidays in Florida, Bermuda, The Bahamas, Las Vegas, California, Hawaii or Mexico. We surely will have lots of money to buy Canadian. Why should it be brazen to request donations for door prizes from IoCal merchants. Do these Sorority members not belong to this community and for that reason alone, is not the greatest portion of • their buying done in local stores. Dry goods, drugstore, fur- niture, garages; grocery, hardware, service stations, shoestores, stationery, as well as dress shops, and even the Times Advocate. Are you going to -throw the Simpson - Sears order office out of tgwn because theirli'eadquarters is Toronto of'Q»cago. = • The threat to tjeny support to the Sottiritjr'for door prizes as a rebuff to'tlorganization that by your 619n admission has served the community well is a lame game. This fashion show can do nothing but boost local business. The only thing that will hurt local business and your newspaper is your undu- ly critical article. Maybe the resident's of the outside com- munities listed in this letters should do a little boycotting of their own. Sincerely, Mrs. C. G. Heppler, Box 141, Dashwood, Ont.' • W Dear Editor: I would like to extend through you a "Thank you" to Bob Trotter for his column "One Foot in the Furrow". He tells the producer's side the way it is and more accurate than most. He shows a keen interest in the health of agriculture in Canada. If everyone not involved in agriculture could read his comments there would cer- tainly be a better understan- ding. Most farmers would welcome a 6 percent increase instead of the near 17 percent decrease they could be facing. As a farmer I appreciate the calibre of reporting by Bob Trotter and hope he keeps ontelling the way it is, also telling farmers when they are wrong. I don't know if Mr. Trotter is eligible by the Exeter Coun- cil for recognization, but he would get my vote for serving the farming community in an • honest and helpful way. Sincerely, Kay Elder V 4 4 Dear Bill; People are unemployed. In- dividuals and companies are short of work. Everyone is looking for a way to make ends meet. If this is so, why is it so difficult, to get work done! Eight weeks ago our children cracked a large ther- mal glass window pane. Within 15 minutes I called Dashwood Industries to re- quest a service for window replacement_ It took three weeks to have the pane of glass properly measured and there is still nowindow in sight. Businesses in this area would do well to make con- sumer service a priority. Folks who receive prompt, cheerful results return to give more business. The end result is good for the whole com- munity. It is a never ending circle. I am sending off a similar noteto Dashwood Industries and there are other services in the community that would do well to realize that the con- sumers expect results. It's time we let the business peo- ple, large and small, know that service is important no matter how small the job or how seemingly unimportant the customer. Sincerely, Margaret L. Hern To the Editor: • Blood is Life.pass it on. Another Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic is being held Oc- tober 14, at S.H.D.H.S. spon- sored by the Ausable River Nomads. I am appealing to the peo- ple of Exeter and surrounding area to attend the upcoming clinic and help the camping club to reach their quota. It takes time to plan these clinics and they can't be suc- cessful without donors - YOU. Roll up your sleeves and help us save lives. Marie Brunzlow Ausable River Nomads Times -Advocate, October 6,1982 Page 5 London Life Representatives for Exeter and Area LARRY JOHNS 235-1209. NORM TAIT 235-0850 or call 1-271-1920 London Life VVhete every life is sommethln2; speck -11. Ask Us: • How much in- surance do I need? • When should I buy? • What type should I buy? ABATTOIR and MEAT MARKET NWY $3 - 31/2 MILES EAST OF EXETER P11011E 235.1123 �i�ilili�+i�11111i1r1+`1��NIiI�+ Football, Whole, half or quarter half Hams Store Sliced rind off Bacon • Orders 2.39,b.. Sides $11•57 gib. 2.39 Ib. Hinds $ 1.89 .b. ThamesRoad Pork Sausage $1.49.. Fronts 7 .3 9 lb. Baby Beef Liver 79f OPEN DAiLY 8 A.M. — 6 P.M. FRIDAYS UNTIL 9 P.M. SATURDAY 8 - 5:30 • Retail Section Closed Tuesdays • Fridpy and Saturday October 8 a 9th Free Draw for 2 tickets for Pineridge House Party on Oc- tober 24. "FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOUR TABLE" TOP MEDIA PLOWER — IPM Special Events chairman bob Early presents T -A assistant editor Ross Haugh with his prize as the best plower in the media division, Wednesday afternoon. 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