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tea *Atli or treat time tonight and the wee heart, Clint Iliunileon (tor' might) is`anxidootti: be off oo:
bis rounds. Reis all set to protect his brother, :Cody- (left) And sister, Cooklece„(tetttre), the two
dragons. Hope you hive some good trona ready to ward 'oft the hicks 'et the bad spirits. (Pat
Livhigston: photo) 7
ff Halloween - ghosts' and goblins' night
Are you all prepared for those
little 'ghosts and goblins,that
will be trick or treating at your
doors tonight? I hope .so. For to
protect yourself from mean
nicks of the bad spirits, you
must offer them good things to
eat.
No I have not lost my mind.
According to the New Book of
Knowledge, the Halloween
customs we observe today had
their beginnings many, many
- years ago. The customs stem
from the beliefs of the druids -
priests of ancient Gaul and
Britain. Apparently the druids
believed that witches, demons
and spirits of the dead roamed
• the earth ori the eve of Novem-
ber 1. In addition to offering
them good food, bonfires were
lit to drive the bad spirits away.
In an effort to fool the spirits,
the druids disguised themselves
so that the spirits would think
they belonged to their own evil
conipany. They believed the
spirits would not harm mem-
bers of their- own group!
"The autumn leaves,
cornstalks, apples and nuts •
which are so much a apart of
the Halloween season are
reminders of the druids'
autumn festival in honour of _
the harvest.". •
Many years.later, the Roman
Catholic Church set aside the •
first day of November to
honour all the Saints who had
---no„speeial days of their own.
Saints', All Hallows', Day.
Thia'bet:ll
known as A
The night fore was called All
Hallows' Even. The -two even-
tually became one, and All
Hallows' Even was. shorted to
Halloween.
Did you know the children in
Britain made diekjack-O'-
lanterns from turnips? The
turnip is still used in any
places, although pumpkins are
more popular. •
The :World Boox En-
cyclopedia tellsus that aZeor- •
ding to an Irisli4egend, jack -0'..
lanterns were named for a man •
called Jack, who could not
enter heaven because he was a
miser. He could not enter hell
either, because he had played
jokes on the devil. As a result,
Jack had to walk the earth with
his lantern until Judgment Day,
Another tradition of Hal-
loween is bobbing for apples,
which probably began in
England.
Although most people do not
believe in ghosts or witches,
these supernatural beings
remain symbols of Halloween.
Have a safe 'and happy One!
Opponents of restructuring
attempt to• derail study
Opponents of Bruce County's
• Restructuring Committee tried
again last Tuesday, October 23,
to derail the study, this tune by
'fercing the committee onto a
tight schedule. ,
Bruce Township Reeve Ron
Andrews called for the commit -1
tee to table its final rePurt in
November, with council reeking.
a decision on the fate of the
report in December.
Andrews noted that it is the
original timetable for the stildY-
He said it WaS a thne and money
concern to keep the study on
schedule. That was the trigger
for councillors to stand up and
• repeat often -heard arguments for
'and against the study. Saugeen
' 4eeve. Harry ,Thede made
another_ plea for the, status quo,
while Elderslie Reeve Carmen
Fullerton said it's a 'Mal waste
of time and .money" to /et the
study "linger on." •••
Chairman Milt McIver said the.
tight schedule is "unfair",„ and
blamed the provincial election'
and municipal demand for public
meetings for the slowdown on
the study. He now wants time to
1001C at draft reports from other
counties doing restructuring
reports. •
"We cap get ideas to improve
on ours," 'McIver said, adding
• there's "No darn way we 'can
have a falai report in Novem-
ber." "It's a bigger job than we
anticipated," he said.
A final report is now expected
in Janumy or February.
siness peopie advised
o prepare now for GST
• There are many things being said with increases in :income tax; we
about the proposed Goods 2 and are now faced with the GST.
Services, Tax (GST), but there is . Concepts
:one comment eyeryone,.. vvor*Ne ""thebil *moos • law,
- .with -it is, tOo:complicitall 'Canadians are ,looking ‘at
• Many busmen' people and stage, .value added 1% ,tax -each
interested Citizens' attended, „a'OST " time a Taxablel_prOduct changes
seminar -last Thursday evening, hands. The tax is payable by the
during which George Brophy, a purchaser and the vendor collects it.
local lawyer and Luc Ggnon, an The tax is borne by the final con-
'ace.ountant with Pannell, Kerr, sinner.
McGillivray, attempted to shed Key Features
some light on the complexity, sur- The. proposed GST will broaden
rounding the proposed �,o&, and the tax base, with a new group of
Services Tax (GST). As Mr. people collecting and paying taxes,
• Brophy said, learning .the ins and such as those in service, labour and
• Outs of the GST is a large education - professional fields.
process indeed; one - that should - • Exports are not taxable, thus the
have been simple but now, due to GST removes the bias of FST on
the many exemptions, is imports.
complicated, to say the least. • , - Business is entitled to a full
The proposed GST will ieplace credit.
-the Federal Sales Tax (FST), ran- GST Categories
ging anywhere from 9% to 13.5%, Fully taxed: consumer pays GST.
which the government viewed as a The supplier of the item pays GST
hidden tax, aceording to Mr. Gag-. when the item is . bought, but
.non. Other reasons behind the GST recovers the full amount in the form
• include the fact that it is a biased of an input tax credit.
tax on imports and it has a narrow Examples: restaurant food, bars,
base, in that it misses a large num- alcohol, tobacco, energy (hydro and
ber of areas. As the government heating oil), clothing, footwear,
feels it is unable to replace the FST • Turn to page.1
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Recession beginiung to sliow iratruce
Bruce County is beginning to Vertips said the jump is "ala- the problem said Verrips, citing
feel the recession economists Ming') because welfare numbe,rs cases where jobs on out sooner
have bies predicting, and it don't usually rise until January than expected or just weren't,
could mean a $100,000 gross or Fehneuy. He predicts a tough there to be found.
deficit for social services winter as jobless numbers climb, While the social assistance
budgets. but says other municipalities &fiat will cost the county an
Figures revealed by Social • have be,en harder hit. "It's not a estimated $40,000 for its share
Services Commissioner Dick surprise:* he said. ,Numbers of the bill by year end, half of
• Vemps at the October session
• showed September had 205 new
applications for welfare. That is
a 13 -year record and puts the
caseload lip 60% from the same
period a year ago. •
Social Services have been
feeding us as a warning, show
that what's beginning to happen
here hit in the urban centres nine
months ago." Lick of week is
the "plain and simple" reason for
that ,amoun(cotdd be offset by
savings in 4, subsidiz' ed. day care
coo.
Recently the county limited its
subsidized •day care spaces
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Marian Illaymird, Guider Ranger (left) presented Beverky ThompSon
with a collage of Guiding highlights in Mrs. Thompson's association
with the organization over some 40 years. The finished collage,"which
unfortunately was not ready for the special day, measures 11" x 14".
The Lueknow Guiding Communiti paid tribute to Mrs. Thompson on
October 21 to say thanks for her work and devotion to the or-
ganization. •
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