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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUtICNOW, .ONTARIO
Letters .To Editor
John • •Loney, M.P..
( intended For 'Earlier Issue)
In presentinganother report
from 'Parliament, Hill to the rest...
'dents of.' Bruce, I would like to'
discuss the Annual Financial.
Statement of the . Minister of Fin-
ance, Wherever, possible. I will
endeavour to deal withthe as-
pects of the Budget in the.. areas
which.' we in ,Bruce are concern-
.. ed Agriculture, Business; 'Ed-µ
ucation and Personal Income Tax.
Perhaps the biggest ;disappoi it-
Ment to most • people •isthe 10%
reduction of the basic tax payable
under the Personal Income. Tax
Act, , This reduction means up to
-1600 to the higher income bracket
but provides only a $•3.00 reduc-
tion to the married man ' earning
$3000.00 with two • children :eligi-.
ble for Family Allowances. •
When we consider that .75%. of
the income tax .payers of Canada
earn less than $5000.00 a year we
realize . that ,the tax reduction of
265 million: dollars means little to.
the residents of Bruce. Recently
published figures indicate that in'
Bruce . ,County the • average fan
y income '.'approximately $4,150
.00 would ' have • a tax . reduction of
•. $15.00 a year. 25 %..., of all Canad-
ians earn . less than ;$2,000.00 a
year. There'_ will be little .'nenefit
in the 10% tax reduction.
Alternative • to this would . be to
`raise ., the basicexemption to a
more ' practical ' figure . for both
. I single and , married ' wage earners
and: self employed 'people. ' :.
No ,action was taken to :,reduce
the existing high cost' of drugs.
All the Minister had to say about
this situation, was that the . Gov
ernment ' . has . considered 'repre-
sentations .but does not wish to.
act on them .until the matter. has
been considered by, .the ' 'special
Committee on Food and Drugs.
Another • disappointment was,
the ;Minister's refence to the Ex-
cise -Tax' Act, : or Sales Tax. This
110 tax hasproven to impose an
., added burden to .all whowish to
build or buy. a .new home or to the
farmers who 'wish 'tri improve , or
,expand their facilities. Relative
to, .this. tax Mr. 'Gordon had •this
to say "in =regard to the . Excise
Tax Act I have\ had many repre-.
sentations on the present exemp-
tions from the sales tax, and; pro
posais for new exemptions. . I
have-' considerable sympathy with
a number of these ,proposals,
their implications, however, raise
still' • further problems of ' equity;
and consequential'. changes. It is
my belief that we ' must make. at
thorough,' revue : and .revision : of
the sales .tax as soon .as possible
after we have received the views
of the Royal Commission on Tax-
, ation..I intend ; that it should be
given priority • and my Depart-
ment has already put, in hand prey
paratory work to enable: them to
get ahead withthe review quickly
once we know what:the the Commis-
sioners conclusion's are.: In the
meantime •I do.not propose 'to put
forward any proposals for ,amend-
ments ` in this .Budget." This only
means .we will receive no tax re-
lief in an area which has added
'to the' expense of the home owner
andto' the cost squeeze ofthe
farmer.
' Oneimportant tax concession
afated Capital rmers is the , acceler-.
Cost Allowance which
provides for thewrite off of all#
grain storage facilities built:. in
the next 19 months 'over .a 4 year
period or at a rateof 25% a year.
Improvements 'to' the Income' Tax
Act beneficial to agriculture are
the changes which allow a deduc-
tion :for amounts spent on clear-
ing land or laying tile drainage.
These are the' only' tax conces-
sions available to;, agriculture.
. • When we appraise' the 'situation
the 10% reduction- means littleor
no ' tax relief . to farmers. There
is to be no immediate .revision of
the• 11% sales tax and added to
these conditions are 'the. 3.6% de-
• duction to. be made for the . Can
ada Pension; Plan on income' fil-'
ed • over ' $800 and. a rise in the:
cost of living index of :2.5% This
is -subsequent to increased mach-
inery ' . prices ' and: a , downward
trend- in livestock and produce
marketed. • •
• When .the resent administrat-
ion
di i
present m n strat
ion took office in 1963, One of the
campaign 'pledges to, be imple
mented .within • sixty days .was ` the
making -available of ` grants or
bursaries -directly to University
students. Since that time the best
we have seen has :been- a ; pro
;gram of guaranteed student, loans.
This is fine, abut' nearly all :.those
young ';people who ' were anxious
.
to
to ' enter ' University were able to
secure''' a loan ' for -this" . purpose
f roM the chartered banks. There
is stillno direct' ,assistance:', to
those who ' have ability;. and ambit-
ion but lack financial backing for
tuition fees. In the Budget Paper,
Mr. .Gordon' gave no 'indication'
that Such 'bursaries • would be
made available" ;but'..only "stated.
"We shall be anxious to discuss
the : subject of... University fin
Nance :with the Provincial' Govern
ments when: there has been an
opportunity to study the forthcom-
ing report of Dean Bladen and his
g
Colleagues" •This policy of ref-
erence to Royal Commissions 1S
something'. to..which ` Mr. Gordon.
himself hadthe strongest .of; crit-
icism before' he became Minister
in. 1963.
In consideration of the. short-
comings ' of the Budget the finan-
cial critic of the ' Official Oppos-
ition Mr. , Nowlen : moved, second-
ed by Mr..Starr, the following a
mendmnt. < This House regrets
that the Government has . failed to .,
meet the most pressing Econom-.
PAGE..ELEVEN;
w�dding Halted
Dinner ,for twenty-seven guests.
and members of thefamily., mar-
ked the 25th wedding anniversary
of Mr.:, and Mrs, Cornelius Zon
dervan: at their, home on the tenth.
of Kincardine Township. After
dinner,. their neighbours joined
them for an enjoyable evening of
cards. -
Mr . ,and Mrs. Zondervan receiv-
ed . many lovely gifts, among them
a copper tea kettle from Mrs.
Zondervan's� .parents and sitters
living in . Folland and a silver,
wrist watch ' each from • their chil-
dren.
Mr. and : Mrs. Zondervan, were
married • on Saturday, • May . 11th,
1940, , in • the burgomaster's . house
in *Sneek; Wynbritseradeel County,
Holland, the day that the German.
army .entered Holland at . the 'be-
gining .of . - the last • World War.
The civil ceremony had 'been per-
formed and the religious cere-
mony which usually follows im-
mediately had still to be perform-
edwhen word was received that,
the Germans' had entered the vil-
lage.
The Weddingdinner was read
and waiting f r the `guests, but
only three ' of them were able "'to
come '. as . the men were being
moved to..`m o r e • distant -.arm
camps. Dutch soldiers ' ,passing
through the village that day. on
'their: way to new camps called
ib at the house for' a drink •of
water, and ,the wedding feast :was
given to 'them.
On Monday morning, May ' 13,
Cornelius and ' 'his bride, Baukja
(Beatrice) D e b o `e r completed
their' marriage .:vows : with a re-
ligious ceremony. Only the guests.
-living in the 'village. were ' able to
attend, and the wedding ; trip had.
to • be cancelled because of the
invasion of the Germans.
Cornelius and Mrs - Zondervan
livedin the village of Piaam,
Wonseradeel` County, Holland, for
ten years and came to Kinlough,
Bruce County, in 'May: of 1951
They bought their present farm
in the spring of 1955. Their four
eldest . children • `Pei 'Y Pietre (Pe-
ter) Klaas and Bauka (Bob): were
born . in Holland; while Ronald and
Magdalene. were. born in Kincar-
dine.
ic. problems : of the counry by re-
fusing to ` abolish the sales tax on
production . machinery which .tax
continues to ' penalize the:.manu-
facuring industry and business,
thereby undermining.: Canada's
competitive position : in markets
at home and abroad. and, by not
giving. adequate, relief ' from taxa-
tion •for the lower income groups
and increased assistance' to Old
Age pensioners pensioners in the face .of the,.
steadily rising cost of living. The'
amendment was lost by ,a' vote
of 111 -to .ro..
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Clepring AUCTION
Hovsehok
Effects, Antiques,
Real Estate
W LL BE HELD FOR THE ESTATE: OF THE LATE
D?iiRS.T:.-W. SMIT
HAVELOCK STREET, LUCKNOW'
SATURDAY,JULY:,24th:
AT 1 P.M
Consisting of choice modern furnitu e, antiques, china, living -
room, bedroom and dining room furniture
MANY ARTICLES TOO: NUMEROUS TO MENTION
THESE.,ARE TOP QUALITY GOODS '
Real Esta
Also at the same time and place will be, offered for sale subject
to a reserve bid, an 8 -room modern house'. in lst class •condi-
tion. Home open for: inspection the morning /Of .the sale.
TERMS ON CHATTELS, CASH '•
REAL .:ESTATE,':1S%, CASH, BALANCE IN 30 DAYS WHEN A
'CLEAR TITLE WILL BE FURNISHED' "
3% Provincial Tax Applies On :All L Chattels .
ADMINISTRATORS
MEL' GREER, JAMES SMITH, MRS. 'R : B�; :HETHERINGTON,. '
DONALD: BLUE, AUCTIONEER'. .
HONOUR
(Continued
JOHN ROSS
from 'page. 2)
ion:
Mr. Donald . Young, of Forest
Hill, •a .'.:former" ' school inspector,
and •Mr. and . Mrs. Fransen,the
new'. inspector, were present.
Staff members from many schools
in. the County : came to honour
them.
As a s`communitY we , have
shown 'them-- that we wish : them
many years of .happy,,; healthy re
tirement. and as a community,
w want to share their interests,,
,,,
hobbies and theinselves for many
years to- come.
Class '.Party ;
In June, Mr. Ross' 40th . class,
surprised him ' with a .party at
the J. I,.' Mitchener , Public School.
The program `::commenced with
a , singsong of Mr. Ross' favour-
ite songs,and musical numbers
and skits lfy his pupils. '
The presentation of a set of en-
graved sterling silver cuff links
and tie ;'pin was made to a highly
respected teacher and principal.
A delicious lunch of cake and
ice; cream with freshie was pre-
ers of ` the. Grade 8 clas to Mr.
Ross and his staff.
The Grade 8 class wish to ex-
press their'. appreciation to Mr.
Ross for his inspiring instruction
and patient understanding of this
last class. A!1 wish himall the
best in the years of retirement.
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John. D.ss is well '
Ro remember
ed in this area as he spent many
of his. teaching years here. He •
taught in S.S.. No. 11 Huron from
`1924419.31, ' in S.S. No. `: 7 .Kinloss.
from 1932-1939 and . in . Lucknow
Public : 'School' from 1939-1951.
Mr.' and: . Mrs. :Ross. have a fan-
ily of. six, .. three ` daughters, Mrs.
Danny (Elva) Selling of Wiarton, `
-Mrs. Doug" (June), Baird and Mrs.
Doug (Marion) '.Fess both of Cay-
uga; three sons . Harvey of Ona-•
ping; Arnold ' of Sudbury and Bow-
en ; of Sault Ste. Marie. ,
Mrs. Annie MacIntyre of Luck.
now and Alexander Ross who
makes his home: on the 4th of
Kinloss with., Mr. and : Mrs, lid-
ward Speilmaker are a sister and
brother of .John D. Ross.
Mr,' Ross is the son' of the late
/John '.Ross and Emily MacDoug-
pared 'and served • by :the _ memb .all of Kinloss.
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