Times Advocate, 1994-12-7, Page 14The Christmas Tree Place
Page 14 Times -Advocate, December 7, 1994
By Ross Haugh from the
archives of the
Exeter Times Advocate
10 YEARS AGO
December 12, 1984 - Onta-
rio's Assistant Minister of
Community and Social Ser-
vices Art Daniels was in
Dashwood Friday afternoon
to officially open ARC Indus -
ties plant No. 2.
Don Campbell, executive
director of the South Huron
Assocation for the Mentally
Handicapped is leaving to ac-
cept a similar post in Lambton
county.
A former member of the
Exeter OPP force, Constable
Frank Giffin has received a ci-
tation from OPP Commission-
er Archie Ferguson for his
quick action in preventing a
10 year-old Cleveland girl
from being severely burned.
Parents of the girl have made
a generous donation to an
Ohio hospital in Giffin's
name.
Local area residents receiv-
ing Bi -Centennial awards in-
cluded Marion Dougall, Isa-
bel Miller, John Broadfoot,
Benson Tuckey, Valentine
Becker, Douglas O'Brien,
Donald McAdam, Fred Bow-
ers, Ivan McClymont, Gordon
Hill, Elgin Thompson and Bill
Gibson.
25 YEARS AGO
December 11, 1969 - The
Board of Management of the
Bluewater Rest Home at Zu-
rich has appointed Josef Risi
as the new home adminstrator
to replace Lance Reed.
The honour of being the
best all-round 4-H club mem-
ber in Huron county goes this
year to David Marshall of
Kirkton.
After January 1 of next
year, students at Ailsa Craig
public sch000l will have
Christmas with them all year
long. A new teacher will be
Mary Christmas.
In a letter to this newspaper
this week, Minnie Noakes
said the main reason for her
defeat in a comeback try for
the reeve's position in Hensall
was due to discrimination
against women.
At Darling's IGA, a can of
sockeye salmon goes for 55
cents.
50 YEARS AGO
December 7, 1944 - Exeter
council has set municipal nom-
inations for Decemebr 22 with
an election if necessary on Jan-
uary 1.
A high school inspector's re-
port commented favourably on
the local high school teaching
staff, but it severely criticized
accommodation in the old
building in that it lacked up-to-
date lighting and it was far
from ideal to have public and
high school students in the
same building.
The board has long realized
these facts and feel that an
"After the war proposition"
should be increasing high
school accommodation.
Feature movies at Leavitt's
Theatre this week are "And the
Angels Sing" starring Dorothy
Lamour, Fred McMurray and
Betty Hutton and "Pin up Girl"
featuring Betty Grable, Martha
Raye and Joe E. Brown.
75 YEARS AGO
Mr. G.J. Dow who had a
team of horses at the show in
Guelph last week received sec-
ond prize.
100 YEARS AGO
December 6, 1894 - Hensall
is now well supplied with gro-
cery stores as Mr. J.A. Taylor
has opened out a city grocery
in Miss Carlisle's Block.
Sharon can now boast of a
land agent. Mr. Edward Kestle,
late of Dakota is the man and
all information concerning the
land of cyclones and blizzards
will be cheerfully given. Mr.
Kestle arrayed in his cowboy
habit convinces you in a mo-
ment that he is fully conversant
with thc far west and that
scalps arc not half so easily
taken as most people think.
Mr. Jacob Kellerman, one of
Dashwood's leading merchants
has opened up a wood yard in
London.
Messrs. Henry and Charles
Guenther of Dashwood have
lately purchased a new stone
chopper and are now prepared
to do all kinds of chopping at
four cents per bag.
Merchant R. Pickard and
Son has 25 pounds of granulat-
ed sugar for one dollar, three
pounds of baking soda for five
cents and 14 bars of "Our
Own" soap for 25 cents.
Smyth Bros. big white steer
which took first prize at the
Guelph show will be turned
into Christmas beef by Snell,
the butcher.
Exeter day centre finds a home
Seniors will have a special program at the Exeter Villa this spring
EXETER - A location has been
announced for an Exeter day centre
for seniors suffering with Alz-
heimers Disease and similar afflic-
tions. That centre will be at the Ex-
eter Villa retirement home.
"It meets all the needs we could
possibly want," said organizer Ann
Morris, pointing out the Villa can
already accommodate meal prep-
aration, hairdressing, and even
whirlpool tub sessions for clients.
Other alternatives considered by
the committee, such as locating in
the former Exeter Police Station,
would have required expensive ren-
ovations. The Villa already has
wheelchair access, handrails in the
hallways, and security systems to
monitor wandering clients.
An early spring start date is the
target of the program organizers,
providing funding from the Min-
istry of Health is on its way.
"We believe it's forthcoming,"
said Morris,_adding that one of the
first steps will be to hire and train a
program supervisor, and then to put
together a group of volunteers.
Some potential volunteers are al-
ready helping with Alzheimer's pa-
tients, but she said the program can
certainly. use more.
The advisory committee is also
looking to expand its representation
into the general population. Right
now, observed Villa administrator
Mary Jane MacDougall, the corn-
mittee is largely made up of local
care givers.
MacDougall said bringing the
day centre to the Villa might be ad-
vantageous to those Alzheimers cli-
ents who one day might need to be
admitted into nursing care. The
Villa would already be a familiar
"It meets all the
needs we could
possibly want."
environment.
"If the time comes for them to be
admitted, it is an easier transition
for them," said MacDougall.
Smoking ban on school
property now law
Student smokers are now -
back to where the trouble
started, on the sidewalks
By Heather Vincent
T -A Staff
EXETER - Smoking on school property is now
banned in Ontario under the Tobacco Control Act,
Bill 119. The bill was passed by leg-
islature in June and became effective
November 30.
This ban comes at a time when
South Huron District High School only
recently constructed a fenced off area
on the property for student smokers.
The area was built last November in
reaction to violent confronta-
tions from non -student smok-
ers . Shortly after, the problem
has reared its head again.
In a recent meeting of the
board, Board of Education Di-
rector, Paul Carroll said, "We
do not want to create a new lo-
cation for an old problem."
The legislation is potentially
passing the school's problems
on to its neighbours. The
Town of Goderich is con-
cerned for school area res-
idents who have found an in;
crease in traffic on their
properties. The board will be
working with the town to find
a mutually acceptable location
off school property where stu-
dents may smoke.
Although the health unit and
the board have instituted an awareness program to
help stop smoking. It is unrealistic to expect that
everyone is going to quit.
The province has made other changes in their ef-
fort to reduce the consumption of tobacco by half in
the year 2000. The legal age to smoke has been
raised to 19 and pharmacies have been prohibited
from stocking cigarettes. The province hopes to re-
duce deaths in and illnesses related to smoking.
In their zeal to lower cigarette smoking in On-
tario, the province has put the problem
of students loitering and littering off
school property squarely back on the
shoulders of the school boards. As
predicted, this decision has come back
to haunt the board.
"We do not
want to create
a new location
for an old
problem."
Students smoking off of high school property
Should the Avon lady
need a license?
Zurich notes its bylaw
seems to require all
door-to-door sales peo-
ple need a license,
even though the village
has none to sell
ZURICH - When the Avon lady
calls, do you ask to see her license?
It sounds odd, but a bylaw Zurich
council were reviewing Thursday
evening, does seem to require even
Avon sales representatives to have
a $50 license to sell door-to-door in
the village.
A 1986 Zurich bylaw regulating
"hawkers and peddlars" insists all
such salespeople have $50 licenses
issued by the village office before
going on their rounds. This would
be in addition to their regular busi-
ness permit.
Councillor Brad Clausius pointed
out the bylaw was directed at sales
"teams" that arrive in the village for
a blitz of vacuum cleaner sales, or
similar products. Still he doubted
whether requiring a license was an
effective deterrent.
"Those one -day salesmen, you
won't sec them. They won't know
we have a bylaw," he said.
But council noted one clause of
the bylaw seems to suggest even
town residents who operate home
sales businesses require licenses -
which most agreed was probably
not necessary.
Acting clerk Sharon Baker, how-
ever, pointed out that should a
salesperson arrive at the office
looking to purchase a license, she
wouldn't have one to issue.
Council agreed to review its pol-
icy on transient traders for another
month, with a hope to protect res-
idents from unscrupulous traders.
"The shady ones, they always go
for thc old people first," said Clau-
sius.
"Let's get it settled next meeting,"
insisted councillor Barb Jeffrey.
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• Gift certificates
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The program may also be of ben-
efit to those who already live at the
Villa.
"I'm sure some of our residents
will come on in, sit and watch,
maybe get involved," said Mac-
Dougall.
The day centre will be ad-
ministered through Clinton's Adult
Day Centre program, but the Exeter
program will need its own finances.
"We have a budget...but of course
we will be doing some fund-
raising," said Morris, noting the
provincial grants will not cover all
costs.
Because the Villa is a privately -
owned and operated retirement
home, a rental agreement for the
day centre is likely in the works.
MacDougall said she would not
comment on that stage of the nego-
tiations.
Each client of the day centre will
also be paying $12 each time they
visit the Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
program.
"I can't believe it still," said Mor-
ris of the fact that a location for the
centre has been finalized. "We're
really happy it's going to happen.
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