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August 3, 1983 - A severe
summer storm with high winds
and hail as large as golf balls
crashed through a two mile area
from Varna through to Staffa
late Monday afternoon. Some
hail reached proportions that
wouldn't fit into a drinking
glass.
Crops of white and soybeans,
canola, corn and rhubarb were
severely damaged on the farms
of Keith Lovell, Bert Thomson,
John Roweliffe, Don McLellan,
Uwe Wisch, Bob Bell, Grant
McLean and Verne Alderdice.
Harry Strang, Usbome town-
ship clerk for more than 40
years has announced he would
retire at the end of this year.
Sonny James and his band
The Southern Gentlemen will
be the headline entertainment at
the 1983 Lucan Fair.
One of the most sophisticated
systems in Canada for scientific
feeding of dairy cattle has been
installed on the Zurich area
farm of Larry and Louise Mem-
er
August 1, 1968 'Exeter Post-
master Harvey C. Pfaff says
very little mail has been
dropped off at the local post of-
fice during the current mail
strike. Pfaff added, "When the
strike ends we should be back to
normal in five minutes."
A fire early Friday moming
destroyed a large barn on the
falnn.of'Ray Rasenberg on the
Babylon in Hay: township, just
north of Highway 83.
Thieves made off with more
than $1,000 worth of tools from
Kongskilde Ltd. early Monday
morning.
. They gained entrance by
smashing a small door leading
to the factory.
Saturday, a clerk at Irwin's
Ladies wear in Hensall was
robbed of $131 by a knife
wielding robber. A 17 year-old
was apprehended shortly after
and most of the money was re-
covered.
50 iia;:
August 5 1943 br`"Reber[
Hobbs Taylor of Dashwood rep-
resenting the Progressive Con-
servatives won last week's pro-
vincial election in the riding of
Huron by defeating Liberal
Benson Tuckey by 4,858 to
4,397 votes. Wm. Oestreicher
of the CCF party finished third
with 1,789 votes.
In victory, Dr. Taylor said he
hoped to be truly therepresenta-
tive of all of the people of the
riding.
One of the most important
transactions in real gstate in Ex-
eter was consumate3 this week
when the former Bank of Mon-
treal building on the west side
of Main street near John was
purchased by the Exeter Public
Utilities Commission.
Movies playing this week at
No. (S.F.T.S. at Centralia are In
Which We Serve" starring Noel
Coward and "Iceland" with Son-
ja Henie, John Payne and Jack
Oakie.
V's Beauty Shoppe operated
by Vera Decker is advocating
"Pass the Ammunition" and is
offering for sale 25 cent War
Savings Stamils that will pur-
chasc 12 bullets.
100 Years Ago
August 5, 1983 - Tuesday was
Exeter's Civic Holiday and it
was generally observed with the
town presenting a deserted ap-
pearance. Some visited Grand
!tend and a great many took in
the Masonic Excursion in Sar-
nia.
A mud turtle weighing over
27 pounds was caught in the
Ausable River by Eli Snell. It
was a monster.
This was probably the quick-
est harvest for many years. No
sooner was the hay off the
ground, in fact before it was off
the wheat in many fields was
ready for the binder and the
drought was such that other
fields comparitively green a.
few days before it had to go
into the barley fields. Now the
thresher is at work in many la
cantles.
Messrs. Henry Guenther,
Henry Stauber and George
orange threshed 30 sexes of
heavy fall wheat in six and a
half hours on the farm of Au-
gust Haist on Monday. Beat this
who can.
Times -Advocate, August 4,1993
Twoway radios a mix of business and
By Catherine O'Brien
T -A staff
HENSALL - Almost everyone
has bought a piece of electronics
and glanced at the work manual.
To most it appears to be a confus- -
ing maze of circuits and the instruc-
tions seem almost foreign.
But for Clark Forrest, proprietor
of Forrest Electronics, these manu-
als are as easy to mad as a novel -
and just as interesting.
"Once you're familiar with study-
ing the manual and prints it's pretty
much self explanatory," he said.
Forrest has been doing just that
for over 24 years.
He has worked as a technician in
a number of electronic tutus, and
just recently decided-to—go into
business for himself again.
"I was self-employed from 1971
to 1978" he said. "Then I accepted
a position at the Big 0 because of
the opportunity to learn something
new.'
• He gained further experience
working in other businesses before
deciding to get back into his own.
Since June of last year, Forrest
has been busy servicing two-way
radios, radio systems and towers as
well as antennas.
Clark Forrest
has been tinker-
ing with elec-
tronics all his
life while at
work and play.
He credits the ability to work on
his own to•past experiences.
"1 had a solid base of learning
with reputable companies."
Those experiences, he said, gave
hint the versatility to service a num-
ber of systems.
And the key to his business is to
provide quick quality service.
"People need their equipment up
and running as soon as possible."
He has been maintaining radio
communication systems for Huron
County highways department,
many Township works departments
and a number of fart and small in -
Bell Canada wants
to set record
straight on charges
HURON PARK - Since the
CRTC decision last June to allow
more competition in the long dis-
tance marketplace businesses have
been swamped with choices.
With this in mind. Bell Canada
has set its sights on informing busi-
nesses of options available and
what to look for in alternative ser-
vices.
And over the next few weeks
they have organized information
sessions at Centralia College to
help local businesses understand
how to use new services and give
tips on long distance strategies.
"We want feedback from our cus-
tomers too," said David Sumpton,
of the business sales and services
department with Bell Canada.
"The seminars won't be a slick
sales presentation. Our purpose is
not to sell but answer questions."
With increased competition for
long distance dollars, Sumpton said
businesses are being approached
more frequently by various sellers
of the ultimate tong distance sav-
ings package.
"Each offenng a better deal then
the last."
The majority of long distance
dealers are reputable, he said, but
since the/males market is expand-
ing rapidly there will be somexom-
panies only out for profit and <not
able to give the rebates they claim.
The purpose of BeII Canada's free
seminars on August 9 and 23 is.to
allow those in the business c ommu-
nity to talk informally with consul-
tants on how to save money en
long distance calling.
"We want people to know who
the key players are and what to
watch for," Sumpton said.
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Perth and north Middlesex
Counties.
"My busiest time is after a light-
ning storm."
It causes havoc with radio sys-
tems and antennas, he said.
Any free time Forrest has is spent
tinkering with electronic equipment
that he restores and upgrades be-
fore reselling'the equipment.
"It's the challenge I enjoy," he
said. "It's a' lot more technically
oriented now." Most people just
getting into the field usually spe-
cialize in one area.
"Nobody knows it all but it's fun
trying to learn."
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