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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-02-25, Page 4Page 4—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, February 25, 1987 P.O. Box 400, Lucknow NOG 2H0 Established 1873 BLUE RIBBON AWARD PALO Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager Subscription rates in advance: Alan Rivett -Editor '17.00 Outsiae Canada $60.00 Pat Livingston -General Manager 614.00 Outside Canada $58.00 6$ Senior Citizen Second class mailing reg. no. 0847 Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates. Budget emphasizes personal, business taxes out of whack For Canada, the budget recently struck by Finance Minister Michael Wilson, according to the experts, was a "nickel and dime" budget with very little of substance directed at the economy or reducing unemployment. To the Finance Minister, the budget represents some "breathing space" for the government before some new proposed programs come into effect in the spring, including a fax reform that will give low in-, come people a break on their taxes. In the interim though. the onus continues to be on the individual tax- payer to fill the government coffers and again the business community is spared the wrath of increased taxation. It's a budget which once again hits the working man and leaves the business community virtually unscathed tax -wise. Personal income tax will account for three times more revenue than corporate taxes, rising by 14.6 per cent while dollars raised from corporate income tax will on- ly rise 3.9 per cent this year. In terms of consumers, as expected, gasoline was again the target of government taxation with everyone having to pay one cent more at the, pumps which won't be felt for at least three months. Cigarettes, another popular item for taxation, will cost at least 3 cents more for a 25 -pack. And, surprisingly, the government saw fit to render a tax on snack foods, with these items costing 12 per cent more because of the budget. While hitting individuals and consumers with tax increases, Wilson's budget did little to alleviate the unemployment picture in Canada, although a slight a slight drop in the unemployment rate is projected, dropping from 9.4 per cent to 9 per cent. However, it'll still mean 1.5 million Canadians will still be looking for work. Not very encouraging. In the final analysis, Wilson effectively overlooks the business com- munity for tax purposes and again relies on ordinary Canadian to shoulder the weight of the budget. Surely, in fairness to the individual taxpayer, the budget could have more effectively addressed the huge tax disparity which currently ex- ists between the individual and business world. A.R. Euchre's popular entertainment There's no end to the fun you can have when you take a deck of cards, throw half the cards on the shelf, and round up four people with a penchant for card -playing. What am I talking about/ The great game of euchre, of course. In this area, the game of euchre is do- ing a thriving business with many peo- ple, young and old, getting out for a fun evening of cards and good conversa- tion. On just about any week, there are a number of euchre parties in the area put on by the various service organiza- tions, and no matter how often it seems they're held, the euchre devotees just keep showing up for the friendly com- petition and the good company euchre parties are noted for. Who knows/ On any given night if the good cards fall into your hand, you just might be the winner of the big prize. If the hands aren't so good, well, there's still hope as you might qualify for the low prize. In Dungannon, the big rave is the Wednesday night card party put on by the Dungannon Senior Citizens at the Seniors' Centre. On any given Wednes- day, card enthusiasts from the area congregate, and upon the ringing of the little bell at the head table, everyone gets down to the business at hand. And in Dungannon, the euchre parties ALAN are by no means a quiet affair. Not by a long shot. Besides the bell ringing at the head table signifying the end of the round, there's also the slamming and banging of the cards hitting the table on occasions when a sure lone hand somehow backfires, or when a euchre is scored. Of course, everyone at the tables has to catch up on all the social news. However, my own euchre exploits have been less than spectacular. My quests for the top euchre prize at the Seniors' euchre party in Dungannon have always fallen well short of the scores needed to win the prize, and well above the scores to win the low prize. On one occasion, I did come home with the big prize, a corn cap, for my high score. But, all is not lost as everyone who plays at the euchre parties. After- wards, a lunch of sandwiches and desserts is usually served. For $1 admission, a night of euchre is a good, cheap form of entertainment. 1)4144 Jeremy, Ryan and Michelle Slotegraaf, students at the Lucknow and District Christian School, work on Snoopy, one of the school's many entries in the Lucknow Kinsmen Club's annual snow sculpturing contest for the area schools. (Alan Rivett photo) 70 years ago March 1, 1917 Many at the Carnival - The Masquerade Carnival Tuesday evening is pronounced the best held here in two years. There was a big crowd of, spectatorsand the keenest kind of competition for all prizes. The crowd was well entertained too for the costumes were splendidly picturesque. The crowd was entertained by the Band throughout the evening. The Women's In- stitute which conducted a lunch counter, also had a good evening's business, taking in between seventeen and eighteen dollars. A Kinloss Pioneer - William Dawson, one of the pit°°neer residents of Con. 2 Kinloss, passed away at his home, lot 22, on February 24 in his 89th year. He had been ailing for some months, suffering from the infirmities natural to old age. Mr. Dawson was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and lived there until 1856, when he came to this coun- try. Five years after coming out he was married to Francis Crowston, who sur- vives him, though in failing health...The late Mr. Dawson was a man of ir- reproachable character, in religion a Presbyterian, and for forty-five years an elder in that church. He always took a keen and intelligent ihterest in the live topics of the day; a Liberal In politics, he was an almost constant reader of the Globe from the tune of its first appearance. 50 years ago February 25, 1937 Kinlough district to get hydro - Some twenty-one hydro contracts have been signed by residents of Kinlough and neighboring farmers, and haveen ap- proved by the Hydro Commissiorrl! Thus it is considered that this district is certain to receive hydro this year. Work of building the lines is expected to commence in June and local labor will be used as far as is possible. This area is included in the Ripley district however, and will therefore not be in charge of the Lucknow Commission. The power will be carried back from the reducing station at Holyrood and will run as far north as the Lane and Malcolm farms. The line will total close to seven miles in length. On the tenth Concession it will extendon each side of the gravel road as far as William Cox's and John Colwell's and on the 12th will run to Herbert Graham's. 25 years ago February 28, 1962 Kinloss Scouts won't lack wood - Kinlossites are a generous group, par- ticularly when the benefactor is the Boy Scout Association in that township. This has been shown in many ways since the scouts were formed and was emphasized again at the father and son banquet on Saturday night. There is a shortage of wood for the new Scout hall. Alex Percy has offered a quan- tity of wood and a bee is planned for the spring to cut it. However, presently the hall is without wood. Fire razed Kinlough area barn - Fire on Sunday morning razed the barn on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Jim'Hodgins, Jr., on Concession 12 Kinloss east of Kinlough. Jim, age 28, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hodgins who reside "across the road." The young couple have been on this farm - the former Art Graham farm - for less than two year. Mrs. Hodgins nurses at Wingham hospital, and it was when she was preparing to leave for work on Sunday morning shortly before seven o'clock, that the outbreak was discovered. The Ripley Fire Department was summoned but the fire was soon far beyond control. The residence was not endangered because of the wihd direction. 10 years ago March 2, 1977 Fraser MacKinnon resigns as clerk of Kinloss - Fraser MacKinnon, clerk - treasurer of Kinloss Township, tendered his resignation at Monday's meeting and SENTINEL I i/ ID :;:::mac .i i• :FFJI /trF.:zr: ; ;;;!! ,.. council is advertising for a successor in this week's paper. Mr. MacKinnon told the Sentinel Tues- day morning that council had made the decision to use the office at the township garage as the clerk's office and operate it as a full- time position each day. He said that, with his farming operation, he had to make a decision between the two. Fraser and his wife Doris have con- ducted the clerk -treasurer's duties from an office at their farm on the 4th of Kinloss. Hydro break favors wood, stoves and lamps - Many people in this area were without power on Wednesday and Thurs- day, February 23 and 24, due to broken lines caused by the sleet and ice storm. Hydro repairmen from the Walketon district office . worked the clock around repairing the lines at Kingsbridge. Some families were without hydro for as many as 30 hours. Wood stoves were lit to conk on and to keep warm, and the lanterns and lamps that were stored away were once again used to provide light.