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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1975-07-16, Page 11WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1975 0WwWWWWWWWWWWWw HILL TALK BY CRAWFORD DOUGLAS M.P. BRUCE 975 lrs. Ink rith of the uly lob Ige iy- in 'all an la the be ion viii ich zie a .ch at ge eir iis ed ria er 5. Te ry ry )11 s. rg er ry is re to in 55 a is Couple Married In Lucknow Ceremony SHOPP-A., Men's Wear Ladies' Wear Sporting Wear. 0 Any Wear C SEVERAL STORES /f.. IN EVERY it; CATEGORY GODERICH ...,6•1016 Couhtry Singles Dance SAT., JULY 19 Seaforth Legion 8:30 p.m. 'CENTENNIAL DRESS OPTIONAL PRIZES FOR BEST COSTUMES MUSIC BY TONY NUTHERS Refreshments SERVED Watch for our next dance on AUG. 2nd At Vanastra Social Club Music By HARBORLITES CENTENNIAL DRESS OPTIONAL 2 , *NW MOWS Before I get into )the actual . essence of Bill C-62, I would like to let you •know what the increases in the Old Age SeCurity Pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement payments will be, effective in July. _. al—Single, Old Age pensioner: • - receiving basic Old Age ,Pension and maximum Guaranteed Income Supplement - total: $213.97 per month. - b) Married Couple: (Both Pen- sioners) - receiving basic Old Age pension and maximum Guaranteed. Income, Supplement - total: (For, both) '$408.20 per month. In addition to this, the maximum Guaranteed Income Supplement for a single person, or married person, whose spouse is not a pensioner, will go up' in July to $88.21 from its current $86.57: The maximum supplement for a mar- ried couple, both pensioners will increase to $78.34 each from the present $76.88. Added to the basic pension, this will give each married pensioner $204.10 Monthly. I might mention here as' welt that I have had a' few inquiries in the past regarding identity cards • for Old Age Pensioners. On June 16th, 1975 I believe it was, the Prime Minister -of Canada present- ed the first two Old Age Pension- er's Identity .Cards to the Honour- able Therese . Casgrain and to Mr. Fred Wright a former oilfield worker from Calgary. The brief ceremony marked the issuance of these cards to nearly two million beneficiaries:. These• cards are • to be sent 20 YEARS AGO JUNE 1955 Grant Case, newly appointed manager of the LucknoW, 'District Co-operative, assumed 'his new duties succeeding Jack McArthur. Mr. Case was formerly of Zurich. At• the regular meeting of the Lucknow Fire Company the purch- ase of a resuscitator was approved. The equipment . was a combined resuscitator-aspirator-inhalator. The 108th anniversary of the automatically within three months to all Old Age Security recipients 65 years of age and over without their having to apply. Health and Welfare. Minister, Marc Lalonde explained that these' identity cards Will allow the bearer to benefit from certain consumer discounts, reduc- ed travel fares granted by local and long distance carriers and Other advantages accorded to the elderlSr. I do feel that these Identity Cards will be of great help to all recipients of the Old Age pension. Perhaps before continuing any further, I might just let .' anyone know that if, you wish to apply for the Old Age Pension, applications can be picked up at any Post Office in Canada. I believe 'that the application is contained in a self-addressed envelope in which you should return your application, duly filled out. • However, if you have any difficulty in obtaining an application form because of the fact that you cannot reach a Post Office, then I would suggest that you write directly to: T he Regional , Director of Old Age Security, Department of NatiOnal Health and Welfare, P. b. Box 6000, Station "Q", Toronto, Ontario, M4T 2P6. If you wish to .apply for the Guaranteed Income Supplement, the same can be done in this case. Now to the material contained in Bill C-62, which received third reading in the House Of Coinmons on June 18th, 1975, and now just has to await passage by the 'Senate and Royal Assent to become law. I will not go into the full ramifica- tions of the Bill, but just try 'to touch, upon certain areas that I know will —be of interest to everyone. The Bill will provide for the payment of an income-tested Spouse's Allowance, which at the Maximum would be equal to the Old Age Pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement. This will' applS, to persons aged 60 to 64 who are married to Old Age Security pensioners. We 'are hoping that this provision will come into effect by October 1st, of this. year. It is estimated that between 65 and 90 thousand spouses will be eligible for benefits under the new pro- gram. The purpose of this amendment is to provide relief in situations where two persons would otherwise have to live on the pension of one. The income needs of the other groups such as singles, widows, etcetera- are• beint examined under the income support and supple- mentation proposals of the Federal- ProVincial Social Security Review. It is hoped that agreement can be reached to implement the income support part of the system next year. I believe that thiS is the main crux of the amendments to the Act. However, there are many other technical amendments as well. Perhaps I might just remark' on One here, that being, that the Ashfield Presbyterian Church was celebrated. The guest speaker was Rev. W. A. Henderson of Walker- ton. , The Progressive Conservative Government of Premier Leslie Frost rolled back into power in another sweeping victory that gave them 83 out of 98 seats in the Legislature. In the sweep' John Hanna of 'Wingham 'became a five-time consecutive winner.. Omar Brooks of Dungannon was appointed local agent for the Massey-Harris-Ferguson Co. Ltd. and opened his business in the former Massey shop operated by Jack Kilpatrick. 40 YEARS AGO JUNE 1935 Dr. James Little of Kinloss who had completed his studies at Dental College in Toronto, was opening a dental office in the Johnstone Block. The Lucknow Women's Institute purchased a drinking fountain and with the co-operation of the Village Council was installed on the north side bf main street just west of the town bridge. The 61st anniversary of St. Peter's Anglican :Church 'was observed.'. 'Their' annual garden party , was held the following Tuesday in the Caledonian Park. Following the supper a '3-act comedy was presented by the Belgrave Dramatic Society,. 60 YEARS AGO JUNE 1975 Thomas L. Treleaven, a Lucknow businessman, passed away at the age of 55. Mr. Treleaven conducted a photograph gallery and novelty store for almost 20 years. Successful students in the En- trance Class at Lucknow Public School were, W. Scott, N. Thomp- son, B. Blair, E. Allin, S. Burns, A. Alton, H. MacKenzie, J. Mac- Clure, K. Murdie, G. McCall, W. Andrew, S. Gough, G. Hughes, N. Raeburn, R. Mitchell, J. Nixon. Junior IV named the following students, C. DouglaS, V. Hedley, T. Smith, G. MacDonald, . H. Treleaven, H. McKinley, E. John- ston, B1 McLeod, H. Durnip. Teaeher,,I. G. Sherriff. Governor-in-Council would be giv= en the authority to make regula- tions 'whereby certain periodS of absence from 'Canada may be counted as, presence in Canada in determining eligibility for Old Age Security. Mr. Lalonde, the Minister of National Health and Welfare stressed that' application forms would be supplied to pensioners who are presently in receipt of Old Age Security and, Guaranteed Income Supplement benefits. , However, I am sure -that if you' have any questions in regard to the above, if you write to the Regional Director in Toronto, they will be able to supply you with the proper answers. On the other hand, if you run into difficulty, please' do not hesitate to contact me in due course, by writing to me at: Room 420 West Block, House of Com- mons, Ottawa, Ontario. K1A 0A6 and will be most pleased to try and'be of some assistance to you. I do hope that you have found this information useful and informative. PLANT Linda -Mary Boyle and . Matthew Edward Plant were united • marriage by Reverend Doug Kauf- man in the. Lucknow United Church on Saturday, May the . 24th. - Lighted candelabra of yellow tapers, set amid white and yellow daisies, flanked the altar. The double ring ceremony was held at 4 o'clock in. the afternoon. The bride's parents are Mr. and Mrs. James Boyle of Lucknow and the groOm is the son 'of 'Mr. and' Mrs. Glenn Plant of London. Organist, Miss' Ann Ferguson of Kincardine, accompanied on the piano by her sister Joan Of Stratford, . provided music for the ceremony. Given in marriage by her father, Linda wore an old-fashioned gown of polyester sheer over white taffeta. The smocked bodice was trimmed by delicate lake edging at the Victorian neckline and along the fitted 'waistline. The full. skirt, edged with a deep flounce of sheer, dropped from the waist, forming a flowing • train . The gown's long, Slicer sleeves were gathered into deep, smocked cuffs, fastened with a row of tiny, covered buttons. A wide-brimmed,v,lacy, white -hat,' .accented with a wisp of sheer netting, completed the ensemble. Linda carried ,a white nosegay of daisies, baby carnations, roses and baby's breath. Miss Betty. Colwell of Stratford was Linda's maid of honour. She wore a long gown bf white sheer, flocked with dainty, yellow flowers, over a mint green lining. The high waisted dress featured a scooped neckline with a lace trimmed collar, puffed sleeves, and a sheer band tie at the back. A straw garden hat, -trimmed with mint green velvet streamers,' completed the outfit. She carried a nosegay of yellow and white daisies. Dressed in similar gowns were the bridesmaids, Lorraine and Lorna Boyle, sisters of the , bride, I3OYLE -Photo by Snyder both of LticknoW, and Marsha Plant, sister of the groom, of London Paul Smuck of London was Matt's groomsMan, and the ushers 'were Brian Plant, cousin of the groom, of London and John Hodges and Syd Gatenby, both of London. ' The bride's mother chose a long flowing gown and jacket, of pastel pink chiffon. The mother of the groom chose a pale yellow crepe gown and jacket ensemble. Pure white orchids completed both mothers' outfits. , Single ' daisies of .yellow and white, tied with white bows and streamers, were laid on the ,guest tables. Green and yellowh stream- ers decked the church hall and the bride's table displayed a round, three tiered wedding cake accented with yellow decorations. Linda's going away dress was 'a long, navy, knit gown, trimmed with white collar and cuffs. A bright, lime green scarf tied at the neck and 'a single pink orchid completed the ensemble., ' After a vacation in --Northern Ontario, the couple took up residence in the Byron area of London. Matt is . an employee of Bell Canada and Linda is a Therapeutic Dietitian at the Univ- ersity Hospital in London. Bridal showers for Linda were held by the Lueknow Women's Institute; the University Hospital Dietary staff held a surprise shower at the home of Dianne Bocking of London; school . friends held a get-together at the home of Betty Colwell in Lucknow; and Marsha Plant and Lorraine Boyle held a surprise shower at the Plant home in London. Mrs. Boyle also entertained at a tea, held in Linda's honour, in her home on May the 19th.. 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