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Times-Advocate, 1988-06-22, Page 5n the Street By Jim Beckett UMW Bob Ilamather, owner of Huron Motor Products and Ex- eter Honda, has recently completed paving the two car lots. The asphalt job covers 'approximately 123,975 square feet and is one of the largest private enterprise projects ever done in town. ********** Construction is underway for the new office complex of Norris, Honiuth, Taylor, Pinder & McNeilly, Chartered Accountants and the Little and Evans Law Office located on Main Street just north of the Co -Op gas bar. The butder is Oke Woodsmith. ********** Two Campbell Soup Company Ltd. etnployces at the St. Marys plant were honored with awards of excellence from Campbell worldwide president R. Gordon McGovern. Craig Webber of Exeter Anil Dennis Richardson of Woodham received certificates and cash awards in recognition of their technical innovations. ********** Those of you who missed the chance to sec the t.v. program about Exeter's fatuous white squirrels will have another chance. Andy Deltoer says the feature will be repeated on CFPL T.V. London Sunday at 1 p.m. ,Whether or not you agree the cost of the new washrooms in the Ag Building behind the Rec Centre was too high, there can be no ar- gument about the convenience. Many people who have attended re- cent ball tournaments have made positive comments on the new fa- cilities. ********** The deadline for publication of the T -A Home Phone Book is rapidly approaching, in fact it's the end of next week. This edition is again cxtrethcly popular with advertisers who rccognize'the value of having their message working for thein for an entire year. We have done our best to contact everyone but if you have been missed please give me a call at 235-1331. ********** One of the busiest people in the arca this summer is Gib Dow who seems to be continually improving and expanding the Ironwood Golf Course. As well as gardener, groundskeeper, and chief executive officer Gib has acquired another title...maitre'd? Ironwood's new re- staurant has one of -the best views around and offers a choice of infor- mal dining either inside or out on the patio. ********** Another Exeter restaurateur, Paul Koriantias who has opc ated the Huron Restaurant in town for the past several_years will be • moving to Hensall when the new addition on the former Bean Pot is completed. The new business will be called Three Boys Restau- rant. ********** Last week's plea for help in saving my white birch tree might be a little late for this year but it is worth noting. Joanne Stessons and several others all came up with the same solution to get rid of the tiny bugs who can devour all the leaves in a matter of days. The concensus is to spray the tree with Cygon 2E just before the leaves come out and once more in June. ********** Someone claiming to be Lady Di stopped into the T -A Friday af- ternoon. The person appeared to be under the influence of something when she told our Pat Scott she was in Exeter looking for a job because the pay wasn't enough at the palace. ********** The annual Heritage Days festivities appeared to be extremely successful again this year.. The joint venture between the B.I.A. and the Heritage Days Committee is extremely popular with the young- sters who arc able to enjoy the 5e stage coach rides around town. Back in time 10 years ago •Armed with the results of a survey, the three Beta Sigma Phi sorority chapters won the battle to keep the Victoria Park wading pool open for the summer. Earlier, the South Huron Rec Board decided to • close the•wading pool because operating and maintenance costs were not justified by the use die facility got. • Faced with a survey which showed support for the pool, the board reversed the decision. •Ovcr 200 pcoplc gathered at the South Huron Rec Centre to honour retiring teacher Glen Mickle. Mickle spent 30 years on staff at the South Huron District High School. Upon retiring, he was head of the physical education depart- ment at the school. • 20 years ago ."The bell which has signalled the time in Exeter for many years may 'soon be silenced," explained a front page story in June, 1968. "Council learned Monday from Deputy -Reeve Mery Cudmore and workssuper- intendent Jim Paisley that the wooden bell tower housing the huge bell (at the town hall) is in 'grim shape' and is a possible hazard. Reeve Derry Boyle and Councillor Newby moved that the bell and the belfry be taken down immediately, but this failed to meet with approval from other members who wished to have the situation investigated more carefully to see if there was some way of lowering the bell to the brick section below the present tower." At the end of the Story it was noted that the clock no longer worked. 50 years ago •"'Namaro' and his 12 piece orchestra were causing quite a stir in the area in late June of 1938. Billed as "the most popular orchestra in years", Namaro and his hand left the Club Esquire in Toronto to come to the Lakeview Casino at -Grand Bend for the second consecutive summer. "Namaro's name last year was one spoken on almost every lip in Western Ontario," the T -A reported, "and Mr. Eccleston's son-in-law, Eric Mcllroy, who took over the management of the casino last year and originally brought Namaro to Western Ontario, was 'tight on the bit' in booking him again." ."Keep cool in the kitchen," a 1938 advertisement exclaims. "Buy your electric range today." The ad, paid for by the Exctcr PUC, claimed thick insulation kept all the heat on the inside of the modern appliance. "Don't swelter in a 'hothouse' kitchen this summer. With a modern electric range, you can be cool and comfortable even on the hottest days," the ad concluded. 70 years ago •'There is nothing to prevent a man making wine for his own use, whether from dandelions, grapes or any other ingredient; provided he docs not sell the same, if it is over two and a half percent proof spirits," a story on the front page of the Advocate noted. •Encouraging people to register for an upcoming election, the paper explained: "If you do not register, you lose your right to votc;you lose your right to earn salary from wage; you lose your right to employ help; you lose your right to travel on steamboat, railway or other public conveyance; you lose your right to board, or lodge at hotels, or other public boarding houses; you arc liable to imprisonment for one month, or a fine of $100." Times -Advocate, June 22, 1988 Page 5 Designer duds at bargain prices By Adrian Harte GRAND BEND - The resort vil- lage has yet another store to lure beachgoers off the sand to mull over racks, shopping for additions to their wardrobes, but the owners of Goin' Round the Bend are hop- ing they have a winning combina- tion to make the most of their re- treat from big city corporate life. Norma Winner and Joe Resatz are partners in the store they opened last month where the Sweater Shop used to be. But opening a store isn't why they came here; they came to Grand Bend because they liked it. Open- ing their first business was an af- terthought. "We're not strangers to the place," said Resatz, "We've been camping here for years." Of course, camping isn't the same as living here, but Winner says the adjustment to rural life has been enjoyable When a friend in Toronto in the retail clothing trade convinced them to give the business a try, Resatz and Winner bought and ren- ovated the Main Street property from Stratford Textiles after the Sweater•Shop closed. Their daughter also works in the store to help fill out the long hours behind the counter. One of Winner's biggest hopes is to keep the store open through the winter to cater to the needs of Grand Bend's permanent residents. This will mean stocking casual clothes for fall and winter after the summer trade has dwindled. Goin' Round the Bend's claim to fame is a selection of high-quality famous -label fashions at bargain prices. A quick glance around the store will confirm this is no idle promise. Winner i s strategy s to order her stock late in the season when wholesalers are ready to clear out their lines at heavily discounted prices. The only problem is she may not get everything she wants. "You're not getting all varieties and sizes either...so you have to do some running around," said,Winner of how she keeps her shelves full. She is also pleased to offer both men's and women's fashions: some- thing of a rarity in Grand Bend. Winner sometimes has to forego some of the best deals when a man- ufacturer will not sell her discounted garments of a particular brand name when other stores down the street are forced to sell the same article at full price because of their earlier or- der date. Winner says she has no desire to undercut the other stores' business anyway. "I'm not trying to do anybody in. I'm trying to make a living and give the town a store with good prices," she said. Both Resatz and Winner have had a fair number of compliments about the prices of their clothing from customers. "I think it's wrong to assume that because an area is 'wealthy' then people are willing to pay anything," said Winner, who thinks most vaca- tioning shoppers are not always ready to mix heavy-duty spending with an afternoon stroll along Main Street's shops. Winner says she is always listen- ing to the customers about what they like in the store and what they would like to see. "It's most important to listen to the people who come in," she said. To those who don't see quite what they like on the racks, Winner's message is simple: "Bear with us, we're learning," she said, laughing. One selection of a top brand's women's clothing is not selling as Winner had hoped, despite its low price. Winner isn't too worried, not yet. It might sell later in the sea- son, but meanwhile everything else is selling like hot cakes. Whether Goin' Round the Bend It's Your Business does as well as Resatz and Winner hope, or not, one thing is for sure: they don't want to go back to To- ronto. They have even got to the point of hating to fight their way through the traffic on either busi- ness or pleasure trips. One advan- tage is they can now get the chance to visit all the Toronto attractions they always took for granted and ig- nored when they lived there,.. On Monday, Winner was waiting for the late arrival of an order vital to her summer stock. A shipping clerk thought it had been' sent to "Grand, Ontario". In the meantime, Winner and Resatz resist the temp- tation to stock souvenir or novelty t -shirts. "There are enough t -shirt places in town," she stated. PARTNERS - Joe Resatz and Norma Winner have opened Goin' Round the market in the village. They hope to keep the store open year round. Bend in Grand Bend to fill a clothing FIRE DAMAGE - Andy Lerikos surveys darfiago done to the Burkley re- staurant kitchen as a result of a grease fire Monday evening. G.W. Parsons & Associates Inc. Management, Accounting and Computer System Services 50 Hill Street Exeter, Ontario NOM 1S0 Doug Denomme Gerry Parsons C.M.A. 519-235-1304 For complete computer sales and service G.W. Parsons & Associates Inc. is associated with COMPUTERS & PRINTERS Epson ,s a registered trademark or Se,ko Epson Corporano? Restaurant closed after Monday fire EXETER - The Burkley Rcstau- rant will have to remain closed for the next few days as staff try to re- cover from a Monday evening firc which caused $12-15,000 damage to . the building. Exeter firefighters were called to the scene at 6:40 p.m. and managed to get the blaze under control with- in 15 minutes. Part-owner Andy Lerikos was working in the kitchen at the time a grease build up burst into flames in the broiler and spread up the chimney. "I'd say it was quick reactions from the staff that stopped a lot of damage," said fire chief Gary Mid- dleton, noting that the staff used both extinguishers and a cascade system to prevent the flames spreading within the kitchen. While the restaurant will require repairs to the kitchen and will need a new chimney, most of the work will involve cleaning up the dam- agc caused by smoke. EXTERIOR PAINT SALE 23 95 4L' all colours PORCH & FLOOR ENAMEL 4L" LATEA colours LA1 EA 1 LA F4 L" all colour: GLOSS r -+ 9 5 I• • all colours ALKYD GLOSS ALSO ON SALE • LATEX WOOD'METAL PRIMER • 1 IATD WOOD PEP ER M, UM* gam guarantee d.rrvxe quala) a .doe Exeter Decor Centre 15 Gidley St. E., 235-1010 Just behind Bank of Nova Scotia