Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1972-04-06, Page 13TODAYSCHILD BY HELEN ALLEN Y. • •-- 4 LOVES THE OUTDOORS Hers is an 11 year-old who 'wants to be a.big brother. He is fond of younger boys and girls, and he hopes for. a family where he will be the oldest. • Edward is a healthy, sturdy boy of Anglo-Saxon descent with brown eyes, light brown hair, fair skin and the engaging smile of.the picture. His academic record is not especially good because of irregular school attendance before he came into the care of the Children's Aid Society. But he is considered a very bright lad, certainly average and perhaps above. He has a lively, inquisitive mind, always" interested in new things or new experiences. Talkative, good-natured, •mischievous, Edward is always willing to please. He likes to be with people and loves the outdoors. He thinks he Would like to live in the country. His foster father is a forester and Edward happily explores the woods. with him. Edward is fond of making models of cars and planes, is interested in books and is a western music fan. In seeking parents for Edward,, the Children's Aid Soc- iety is looking for .an active young couple, consistent in discipline. They agree with him that he should be the oldest child in the family - or perhaps even the only child. To inquire about adopting Edward please write to Today's Child, Box 888, Station K, Toronto. For general adoption information, ask your Children'a Aid•Society. Set April 30 deadline to establish bask herds Scanning the Weeklies By By Lee Nee In scanning the,Zurich Citizens NeWs, they report thatformer residnt of the Bitiewater Highway, Mr. and Mrs. Roswell' O'Brien, of Burnaby, B.C. 'observed their 65th wedding anniversary recently. - -'- The Zurich Pee Wees -Won the Zone championship in their classificat- ion Friday evening. when they eliminated Dublin in two straight games. %is Boussey, Clinton, the convener of the grouping present the trophy to- team captain, Gary Love with the two alternate captains, Jeff O'Brien and RickEedard watched the proceedings, The Mitchell Advocate relates- that Sister Lucille . Dwyer, a Sister of St. Joseph's marked,-her 25th anniver- sary as a Nun and her mother, Mrs. Margaret Dwyer, now Of R;ft. 3 , Goderich, observed her eightieth birthday. The Aouble celebration Was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fergus Dwyer, R.R.6; •"" " - Bob Thompson, according to the Teeswater News, will head the local Lions Club for the coming year, During the meeting Lion Barry MacPherson reported that over $300 had already been received for the Easter Seal campaign. - - -John Loney, 43, of Tiverton, will seek the Progressive Conservative nomination in Bruce riding. - - - Two farms in the Gaunt family of Kinloss were sold recently. The, two farms are side by side, one being "taken up in 1874, the other in 1865, thus making a total of 191 years in the Gaunt name. It is noted in the Blyth Standard that Robert McKereher, head of United Co-Operatives of Ontario and, Murray Loug- heed, manager of the Belgrave Branch pressed the button to start the bulk blending maching, newest addition to the service at the Beigrave Co-Op 'on Thursday. The Lucknow Sentinel reports that thousands of dollars damage was caused by fire at the Lucknow District Co- OperatiVe fertilizer warehouse and manufacturing plant Saturday morning. - - - Mrs. William .(Annie) MacKenzie, TOr iiiiiii i formerly of Lucknow, marked her 96th birthday recently and favours the building of a, swimming pool in the village. - - Mr. and Mrs. Conn of Whitechurch, completed 40 years as' organists, were honored by their friends and the congregation of Chalmers Church on SUnday evening. - - Mrs. Tom Inglis, West Wawanosh, was 91 on Good Friday. - - -Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hockley, Preston, and formerly of the Lucknow area marked their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday. The Exeter Times-Advocate reports that Case Van Raay, chairman. of the special committee for the Retarded Workshop Committee, announced Wednesday that the option to purchase the Kongskilde Wilding and property has been set it $68,000. The purchase-of-•the property is subject to the approval of the Exeter. planning board, and the Rehabilitation Branch of Social. and Family Services., Toronto. - - -A community centre for the Kirkton - Woodham area is a distinct possibility 'as the result of an open meeting held Monday night. A committee has been named to do a preliminary•study on the project. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reid, according to the Clinton News- "Record, marked their 50th wedding anniversary on March • 311t. They have resided in Clinton since 1952. following their retirement from their Stanley Township farm. - - - The Hayfield Lions Club at a special meeting Tuesday voted that they would spend $1,000 for development of the kitchen in the Community Centre. Mr. Ross Merrill.also informed the 1-Fleeting cthat many activities are being planned for the summer and P fall as the, Lions _Club will be celebrating their 25th anniversary: Whiting Auctioneering and Appraisal Service Profit by Experience We give complete sale service Book your sale early to avoid conflicting dates Free service'for charitable organizations NORM WHITING, LICENSED AUCTIONEER Phone collect 235-1964 Exeter Maple,,bush wider long term study While maple syrup is an. old- fashioned treat, new modern methods to increase and improve the product are being studied. J. M. Purvis, of Kemptvtlle College of Agricultural Technology, is conducting several long-term studies in the 18-acre sugar bush • located near the college. The studies include an assessment of the effects of commercial fertilizer on sugar content and quantity of the sap; the effects of paraformaldehyde _pellets used to sanitize the- tap hole; and the effect of placing a cork in the tap hole to exclude fungi growths. The buckets used to transport lhe---sap---frortrilte-tree—to- • - -the evaporator have been replaced with modern plastic pipelines using a vacuum pumping system. One of the projects is to eval- uate the effect of pumping on sap flow. Apart from advances in technology, there it 'work to be . done on the economics of market- ing the product, says Mr. Purvis. For instance, more attention' must be paid to the needs 'of the consumer. These needs might include smaller, more attractive - • containers and more direct sales to the public, says. Mr. Purvis. Productivity as tax base E. E. Mackintosn Department of•Land Resource Science Rbral land taxation in Ont- ario is based primarily on the market value' of land. ,For this reason, land taxes seldom ref- lect the productivity of land re- sources although productivity is;" , in theory, the basis of an annual land tax. For example, agricul- tural lands close to large urban centers are assessed abnormally high taxes due to inflated land• values brought about by land speculation. "" One way to overcome inade- quacies in rural systems is to base them on the potential pro- 'ductivity of land. Several Euro- pean countries have successfully operated land taxation in this 'manner since the turn of the century. In Germany, for exam- ple,, rural lands are divided into arable agricultural lands and grasslands (nona'rable) with dif- ferent taxation rates. A rating is arrived at via a point system based on soil and climatic char- actertstie's, proximity to itgirteet, and a corrected market value of land account for land specula- tion. Benchmark soils are chosen and other soils are rated against these. In essence, the soil capab- ility system based on the ARDA classification, could serve a sim- ilar function. The ARDA system used in Ontario expresses the relative -capability of soils to produce, based on climatic and soil factors. Recent work in the Department of Land Resource Science at the University of Guelph has demonstrated that the soil capability classes can be expressed in terms of yield potential for the common field crops. work is currently under way to extend the ARDA system to cover tree fruits and veg- etables. • For ,such a system to be applied successfully, however, farmers must recognize that some forni of zoning 'law is required to zone land for agri- culture. This not only prevents land •speenlators from buying up land but it also prevents the farmer from selling land to dev- elopers at inflated 'prices. • jot t Illogoo 19(0.0irook '1!IP411091‘114, oki; Amin,. 4, 444730,4it feature at Varna Sunday correspondent ' Fred McClymont A special Easter Service was held in the United Church last Sunday with 'Rev. Murdock Mor- rison in charge. He spoke on the theme "The power of the Resur- rection". A joint choir of twenty voices froin Varna and Goshen sang an Easter Cantata with Mrs. Bruce Keys at the 'organ. It was much appreciated by the large congregation present. The United Church Women will hold their 'April meeting on Tfiursday evening of this week. Some of the weekend visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Bob McCly- mont, Michael and Shannon, Mr. - and- Tim-. -AlTatteirgori, Michelle and Ricky of Guelph and Mr. -Floyd McAsh of Hamilton. PA4.%)...EARlit .."- Guaranteed fiery' Phone ,.. TOOT I*: Ronfienbpirg ifri44r000 . Agency - - OPEN TN IriSPAAS. OMAN'S MqIKTON OFFICE -OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK PTIONES: • Brussels 8874663 Ilbilidon347 - arcoms- TAX CON UTJANTS - Our ternas.are annual, not three. years in advance. IM:5273:124117ExposfitOti—Actign.A4i r" OUR GOAL THIS YEAR IN SEAFORTH IS 2,000 FIGHT CANCER -up CANCER RESEARCH CANCER EDUCATION REGAL WALL SATIN Latex interior flat Moore colors from these two great products. 1500 petal fresh 'colors for interior walls and trirn, Smooth, easy a:pplicatiod. Dries fast. Clean brushes and rollers in soapy water. You'll get Moore quality with theie great paints. REGAL AQUAVELVET Latest eggshell flat enamel $12.15 See you Benjamin Moore Paint Dealer and get Moore for your money: PLEASE' NOTE Residents who may be omitted in the canvass, may for- ward gifts by mail in the envelope provided to IL J. SPIT'I'AL, Campaign Chairman, Seaforth. Ontario CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY HURON UNIT — • may apply to have them inclu- ded in his basic-herd. If a farmer had a' live- • stock herd before January 1, • 1947, approval of his basic herd would be given effective Jan- uary 1, 1947. If he started in' the livestock business after that date, his basic herd would be established as of the actual date on which he commenced his oper- ation.' One of the main problems farmers have when applying for a basic herd is proving that they had a specific number of anim- als in the herd at the time they started in livestock production,, or on January . 1, 1947, if they were farming at that time. This kind of information can .often be' found in the farmer's 1947 income tax return or in purchase etagreements, mortg- ages, wills, gift documents, bank. loan forms, grazing perniits and breed association and national livestock records. Farmers who established a basic herd in the past would be wise to check with their district taxation office to make sure that the number of animals they have recorded as being / in the herd agrees with the number approved bd the taxation office. • April 30, 1972, is the dead- line for the filing of applications ' to establish or increase, basic herds in Canada. Livestock 'producers have until` that date to apply to have a basic herd established for 1.97„1 or earlier, or to add animal's which matured in . 1971 to their existing basic herd. The new policy which became effective on January 1, 1972 no • longer permits the establishment of a:basic herd or an increase to an already established herd. Now, when a farmer reduces_.., his •basic herd by one: animal, the fair market ' value of that animal as determined on val- uation day -- December 31, 1971- is tax exempt income. For example, if an animal valued at $200 on valuatiOn day sells for $200, this amount does not have to be included in his income''. However, if he sells it at a• higher price say $500 -- he will have to include in.his- in- come the difference between its worth on valuation day and the sale price -- ' in this cases .$300. Animals eligible for basic herd status are cattle, swine, sheep and horses which are used for breeding or producing live- stock products. The main requirement is" that the herd be a permanent one and that there :be continuity of operation. Animals in a feedlot, for ex- ample, are •not eligible for in- clusion in a basic herd. Not every farmer can auto- inatically 'establish a basic herd. To be eligible, a farmer must have filed income tax re- turns for all years since he commenced his livestock opera- tions, or he must be able to produce adequate records to how that he acquired a number of )animals without,redueing income which would have been subject to tax. Animals acquired through gift or inheritance would qualify as basic herd animals provided that; • in the case of inheritance, the animals were included in a basic herd of the deceased or their fair market value had been added to the income of the de- ceased. " To establish a basic herd from mature animals that have been purchased, the owner must not have charged them as an expense against the business.. To increase a basic herd by natural increase, the farmer must include the fair market of the animals in his income in the year in which the animals become mature. This provis- ion cap now. only apply -to the• 1971 taxation' year since it has no retroactive application. If a farmer bought mature animals in 1971 and did not e charge therd as an expense, he g SDHS STUDENTS' CANVASS, NOW UNDERWAY THIS WEEK IN THE SEAFORTH AREA Remembert It takes but a moment to place an Expositor 141 Want Ad and be money in pocket. DIAL 527 0550 SEAFORTH Office on King Street,'Clinton, open Tuesday' and Friday afternoons each week.