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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-08-29, Page 28Page 16A Times -Advocate August 29, 1984 AIR PARTY PLATFORMS — Huron all candidates' night was held of the Nutlet Public School in Londesboro. It was co-sponsored by the Huron and Bruce Federations of Agriculture. In the photo, from left to right are NDP candidate Valerie Bolton, MP Murray Cardiff, emcee Doug Garniss, Liberal candidate Bruce McDonald and Libertarian candidate Joe Yundt. Po. sitions Joe Burgess RR 1 Kincardine, Ont. August 25, 1984 Dear Editor: Our local chapter of the Election Priorities Project: An Educational Project on Peace and Development has surveyed the three candidates in the Riding of Huron -Bruce concerning Federal Policy with regards to aid to developing countries being reduced because of the enor- mous amounts of money be- ing spent on military systems, and nuclear disarmament. This is a national non- partisan project to survey all candidates and inform the electorate on their positions. We feel the importance of these issues is reflected by the time and attention being given it by the National Par- ty Leaders and media. And we know voters in this riding are concerned about it because over two thirds voted yes for verifiable bilateral nuclear disarmament in the two municipalities (Town of Seaforth and Ashfield Township) who included the referendum question on their municipal election ballot in 1981. We have been trying for over a month to get an ap- pointment with Mr. McDonald, the Liberal can- didate. We hope to finally meet with him this Monday evening and I will phone in his responses hoping they will reach you before press time. The results of our survey follow: oni d s arm am entg even 1. If elected, would you sup- port national and interna- tional efforts to reduce military budgets and to reallocate the funds to meet human needs? Bolton: yes / Cardiff: yes / McDonald: yes. 2. Would you support in- creased united overseas development assistance to the world's poorest people in countries whose governments are committed to meeting the basic rights and needs of their citizens? Bolton: yes / Car- diff: yes / McDonald: no. 3. Are you willing to ex- plicitly oppose any super- power military intervention by either the Soviet Union or the United States? Bolton: yes / Cardiff: yes / McDonald: yes. 4. Would you support the establishment of an interna- tional arms trade register as a first step_ to controlling the conventional arms trade? Bolton: yes / Cardiff: yes / McDonald: yes. 5. Do you support full and immediate public disclosure of all Canadian military ex- ports? Bolton: yes / Cardiff: no / McDonald: undecided. 6. Do you support the aboli- tion of the Defense Industry Productivity Program and the funding of efforts to con- vert from military to non- military production? Bolton: yes / Cardiff: undecided / McDonald: undecided. Up to 24 of the nominees 7. If elected would you sup- will receive an airline ticket port the cancellation of the good for any Canadian "umbrella" weapons testing destination, courtesy of CP agreement with the US and Air which is the program the Cruise tests? Bolton: yes patron. Twelve of those / Cardiff: undecided / nominees and their families McDonald: no. will be guests of OCNA and CP Air at the newspaper con- vention in Toronto next March, where Ontario's Lieutenant Governor the Hon. Mary's John B. Aird will present the Junior Citizen awards. musings By Mary Alderson 8. Do you support Canada declaring itself a nuclear weapons free zone? Bolton: ves / Cardiff: no / McDonald: no. 9. Do you believe that Canada should support a bilateral and verifiable freeze on the production, testing and development of all nuclear weapons? Bolton: yes / Car- diff: undecided / McDonald: yes. 10. Would you support a Canadian vote for a "no first use" position on nuclear weapons in NATO and at the UN? Bolton: yes / Cardiff: yes / McDonald: undecided. 11. Do you support an in- creased role for Canada in United Nations peacekeeping efforts? Bolton: yes / Cardiff: yes / McDonald: yes. 12. Do you support a UN sponsored Global Referen- dum on Disarmament? Bolton: yes /- Cardiff: yes / McDonald: yes. 13. If elected would you join the Parliamentarians for World Order? Bolton: yes / Cardiff: no / McDonald: undecided. Sincerely Joe Burgess & Fran McQuail Junior citizens earn awards The men and women who publish community newspapers across Ontario have a Bicentennial year pro- gram designed to honor the "good kids". The first 250 young people to be nominated for Ontario Community Newspapers Association's "Junior Citizen of the year" awards, will receivea Bi -centennial book, donated by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation. it's a conspiracy. Nobody deed a curse for someone who tells you the truth about has always prided herself in pregnancy until you are preg- her night -hawk activities. nant. Six months ago. did Nor does anybody mention anyone tell me the facts about the complete lack of energy morning sickness? No, the and ambition. instead of get - truth is a well -kept secret. ting up to get the vacuum out Before you're pregnant all as you usually do. you sit and you hear are cutesie jokes watch the dog hair collect on about morning sickness. But the carpet. just wait until you mention Of course, nobody dares the fact that you are suffering discuss the moodiness. This is a little morning sickness. Out kept secret while the myth of the woodwork come 50 that pregnant women are cheerful testimonials - all always pleasant. cheerful and about the horrors of morning happy is promoted. sickness. You hear all the So there you have it girls - details about the kind of mor- the myths are dispelled. Or so ning sickness that lasts 24 i thought, until I was talking hours•a day. or worse yet, the to a gentleman recently. Ile kind that lasts nine months. was telling me some amusing But there is a definite con- anecdotes about his small spiracy. Anyone who has been children. To add to the con - pregnant doesn't tell anyone versation, I told him that my who has never been pregnant husband and I were expecting what it is really like. our first baby in January. Not only do they hide the "Yes, i know." he replied, truth. they promote a myth. "You have that beautiful aura The myth is that all pregnant that only pregnant women women develop a peaceful. serene, Madonna -like quality. The myth is widespread - particularly among the young. One day after i had struggled through an extend- ed bout of morning sickness, a very young and naive friend checked to see how 1 was. "i always thought that pregnant women were supposed to glow," she said. i was glow ing - bright green around the gills. Now that 1 am part of the Inner Circle of Pregnant Peo- ple, i have learned The Truth. Nausea and vomiting (or N&V, as we call it) is no jok- ing matter. Only those who haven't had it, find it amusing. There are more well -kept secrets about pregnancy. Nobody tells you how you'll fall asleep every night in your living room chair promptly at 8: 15. Believe me, that is in- t The Junior Citizen recogni- tion program is co-ordinated by the 242 OCNA member papers. in its first three years of operation. the program received 428 nominations. This year a minimum of 250 more is expected. Program chairman Dave Wenger, Publisher of the Mount Forest Confederate. said the airline tickets and Bicentennial books are new additions to the program for 1984. "We hope the added in- centive will prompt newspaper publishers and community citizens to send in more nominations than ever," he said. Junior Citizen nominees should be aged 6 to 18, and have contributed to their community, performed acts of bravery or shown remarkable fortitude in over- coming physical limitations. "We are looking for examples of good citizenship or leader- ship, not just the so-called 'super -heroes", he said. Such values as courage, in- genuity, resourcefulness, in- itiative, leadership, fortitude and selfless performance are what the judges look for when the award recipients are selected. Nominees can be in- dividuals or groups. Nomination forms are available through the com- munity newspaper, local schools, or through OCNA at Box 451. Oakville, Ontario IAl 5A8, telephone toll-free 1-800-268-5054. SNACK TIME — Sarah Voir gets a nutritious snack from Deb Heslinga at the Trivitt Memorial vacation bible school. The week-long school was organized by Mrs. Heslingo, Rector Jim Sutton, and the nurture and outreach committee. NEW OWNERS - - Don's Food Market hos been Tovistock. Don Beauchamp (left) stands with the f sold to Ken and Arlene Seyler, new owners. 0I Candidates sta The three major political dustry. No matter which par- tepolicy onfarm•ssues parties have all reacted to the ty gets in, the promises they Ontario Federation of have made to the farm coms- Agriculture's (OFA) munity are substantial, so agricultural issues platform. they should figure prominent - Their commitments were ly in the discussions achedul- presented to the OFA's mon- ed for the next session of thly board of directors' Parliament." meeting, held today in Toronto. "We've got their promises in writing, now we have to make sure that the winning party follows through on those promises," Harry Pelissero, OFA president said to the directors. "Our task now, as farmers, is to ensure the win- ning party acts quickly after September 4th to address issues that are vital to agriculture." At July's board of directors' meeting, the OFA released an agricultural issues platform, which outlined solutions to many of the problems facing Ontario's farmers. County federations of agriculture us- ed the platform at the local level, and the OFA solicited reaction from the party leaders. "I'm satisfied that these agricultural issues 'got good play in the election coverage, particularly at the local level," Pelissero said. "I'm hoping that when Parliament reconvenes that the House spends as much time on issues relevant to our in - Issues Marketing • Stabilization Stabilization is a voluntary national income Insurance program. It would be jointly funded by producers and gov't. Liberal policies • Supports Would introduce legislation. Program cost would be equal- ly shared between federal and provincial gov'ts. and producers. PC Policies • Supports Would work with producers and provinces to implement. NDP Policies • Supports Replace Western Grain Stabilization 'Program with two-thirds federal funded plan. Would work to imple- ment similar programs in other areas. • Commodity organization Producers want the right to develop appropriate marketing structures. WILL IT FIT? — Jean Paul Rau tries Glenn Thiel out for size for a T-shirt at the Zurich Bean Festival, Saturday. Penitentiary term for London man A London man was sentenc- a truck during an aborted ed to 212 years in penitentiary theft from a farm near Friday after admitting to London. what the judge called a "minor" role in one of the big- Investor alert gest livestock rustling rings in Ontario history. The Canadian Council of In a surprise move at the Bettor Business Bureaus in end of the ninth day of conjunction with the U.S. preliminary hearings into Council of Better Business charges against him 'and Bureaus and the North three other men, Richard American Securities Ad - Douglas Hutchison, 30, plead- ministrators Association, to- ed guilty to two counts of theft day released its latest In - and one of attempted cattle vestor Alert, which focuses on theft. penny stocks. "He was not a major par- Penny Stocks are general- Iicipant in this offence," pro- ly sold at very low prices, pro- vincial court Judge Warren moting exploration ventures Ehgoetz said in passing in mining, oil and gas proper - sentence. "He was the most ties, and continue to be a pro - minor of those involved. blem for investors. The latest Ile had nothing to do with the planning or preparing of the crime. He was hired to assist and paid for that activity." Hutchison is the only one of the five accused to be sentenced so far. On September 5, the preliminary hearing is to continue into charges of theft, attempted theft, possession of stolen pro- perty and impersonation against Michael Truswell, 29, and Robert Allen Stowe, 22, of London: and William Lamers. 38. of no fixed address. The fifth man, Jean Louis Page, 28, of London, pleaded guilty April 25 to five counts of theft and one of attempted theft. But he failed to appear in provincial court for senten- cing and a Canada -wide war- rant for his arrest was issued June 22. Last week. he was arrested in Port Huron. Michigan, by the U.S. border patrol and ex- tradited to Canada. He has been remanded in custody un- til Monday to set a new date for sentencing. Hutchison admitted driving a getaway truck containing 13 cattle worth $8,000 during a theft last September from a farm in Huron County. in Oc- tober, 1983, he drove a truck carrying 14 beef cattle worth $8.400 during a theft from a farm in Perth County. Crown Attorney Douglas Page told court 12 of the cat- tle from the Perth farm were Alert says that the penny stocks game seems to have the same allure to speculative investors as casino gambling. And, novice gamblers don't seem to care where their in- vestment dollar goes, as long as they believe that the price of their shares will soar. Losses in these types of speculative ventures, accor- ding to the Alert, are great, and securities regulators are continually taking action against dealers and pro - motors for violation of provin- cial securities law. The Alert offers these sug- gestions to assist the novice investor: beware of high pressure; unsolicited telephone calls; resist on -the - spot decisions to purchase; check out the broker/dealer and, read the prospectus. Also outlined in the Alert is a glossary of investment terms. The Investor Alert Pro- gram, launched in January 1983, is an attempt by business and government to warn citizens of Canada, the U.S., Puerto Rico and Mexico of current questionable in- vestments. The Canadian Council of BBB's represents member Bureaus in 17 Cana- dian cities and is affiliated with more than 150 BBB's in the U.S., through the Council of Better Business Bureaus. NASSAA members are pro- vincial and state securities administrators throughout Canada and the U.S., as well as Puerto Rico and Mexico, discovered near Hamilton on For more information on a farm which had been rented the investor Alert Program, as a holding place for the call or write BBB, Jan stolen animals. Delany, (519) 673-3222 or your Hutchison also admitted provincial securities that in late October he drove commission. Liberal Policies • Supports Amend National Farm Pro- ducts Marketing Act. Would allow more marketing boards. PC Policies • Supports for tobacco Would designate tobacco under NFPMA. NDP Policies • Supports Would allow national supply management in areas where it doesn't already exist. * * * Finances • Bankruptcy: • Creditors Farmers want their bargain- ing power with creditors strengthened. Liberal Policies • Supports Would introduce pre - bankruptcy arbitration legislation. PC Policies • Supports Would set up a Financial Review Board to reschedule debt. NDP Policies • Supports Establish Debt Adjustment Tribunals with powers to write down debt and impose a moratorium on foreclosures. * * * • Default on payments Farmers want increased pro- tection when purchasers of commodities default on payment. Liberal Policies • Supports Would review legislation to in- crease protection. PC Policies • Supports Would review and supports increasing protection. NDP Policies • Supports Farmers' claims should be placed ahead of financial in- stitutions, but employees claims should have at least equal priority. * * * • Agri -Bonds Farmers want an Agri -Bond system introduced to provide financing at below market rates of interest. Liberal Policies • Supports (Conditional) Supports national uniform farm financing. Would in- vestigate credit vehicles, such as A -Bonds. PC Policies • Supports Would establish an A -Bond program. NDP Policies • Supports Would allow A -Bonds for retiring farmers to invest the proceeds from the sale of their farms. * * * • Farm Credit Corporation The FCC is a major source of credit to farmers. Recently there have been complaints that FCC is being held back. Liberal Policies • Expand Would provide interest cap for farmers in financial dif- ficulty, defer payments for farmers in financial difficul- ty and expand programs and guarantees. Would extend Small Business Bonds/Development Bonds to December 1985. PC Policies • Expand FCC would take into account costs of farming. Interest sub- sidies to reflect costs to begin - ring farmers of recent years. NDP Policies • Expand Banks would have to loan funds to farmers at same rate as to corporations. FCC rates would be lowered 20 percent. FCC's ability to borrow funds on open market wouldn't be restricted. Taxes • Fuel Fuel costs are one of the ma- jor input costs for farmers. Reducing or removing federal taxes on farm fuels would lower input costs. Liberal Policies • Review Would examine ways to reduce farm input costs. Have already removed the federal tax on natural gas. PC' Policies • Remove Would remove the 9% federal sales tax and not collect the current excise tax. This would lower price 20 cents per gallon. NDP Policies • Remove Would remove all federal taxes from farm fuels. This would lower price 35 cents per gallon. Opposes raising gas prices to world level, which would increase prices up to 30 cents per gallon. * * * • Capital gains Paying the capital gains tax on the sale of a farm reduces the farmer's pension income, since the sale value usually makes up the majority of a farmer's retirement income. Liberal Policies • Amend Would re -introduce 1984 Budget proposal to allow rollover of up to $120,000 of tax-free capital gains into an RRSP. Farmers taking back a mortgage on sale would be allowed to set aside up to 1120,000 in tax-free capital gains, in a similar manner to an RRSP. PC Policies • Remove Abolish capital gains tax on the sale of farm property for continued agricultural use. NDP Policies • Amend introduce an exem tion of $100,000, change valuation day to January 1, 1W76 and reinstate 10 year reserve provision for farmers who finance sale .of. a farm themselves. A total removal of the capital gains tax could lead to speculators driving up the price of farmland. * * * • Section 31 Under Section 31 of the In- come Tax Act farmers are rated as either full-time, part- time or hobby farmers, &i - ed on their off -farm income. Many legitimate farmers are classified as part-time since their off -farm income is greater than their farm in- come. These farmers are on- ly allowed to deduct up to $5,000 of farm losses from their off -farm income, This is unfair, especially to beginn- ing farmers who must hold down off -farm jobs until their operations are viable. . Liberal Policies • Amend Would clarify and redefine or repeal. The goal would be to change the section so that it isn't a burden to farmers who hold down a second job to sup- port their farming operation. PC Policies • Amend Would change to "reflect the principles of equity. neutrali- ty, simplicity, and certainty." Would change Revenue Department practices to treat taxpayers more openly and honestly. NDP Policies • Amend Would amend so that all farm losses for legitimate farmers would be deductible. Serious part-time farmers would be allowed to deduct up to 120,000, indexed to the infla- tion rate. * * Please note - these are sum- maries of official responses received by the OFA from the three major political parties. For the complete policy of any party on any issue, please contact the candidate in your riding, the headquarters of the political party, or the On- tario Federation of Agriculture in Toronto (416) 485-3333 and ask for Tom Workman or Rita Sca netti. GARY VINES Donno Theresa Regier and Gary Vines were united in marriage at St. Mary's Church, Heson, on Saturday, August 11, 1984, with Father Jim Higgins officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Regier, RR 2 Zurich, and the parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Vines, Listowel. After a honeymoon trip to Prince Edward Island the cou.le are residin • in Gowanstown !I COUNTRY HEARTS — Sandy in a scene from Country Heo playing at the Blyth Theatre Crawley (left), Ross Skene and Robin Craig ore shown rts, the popular TedJohns- JohnRoby musical once again Country Country Hearts, the last of- fering on the Blyth Festival's 1984 playbill, opened August t 21 and will continue until September 14. This musical hit with book by multi- talented Ted Johns and music i written and performed by gifted composer -pianist John t Roby returned to Blyth by t popular demand, after sell- t out performances in 1982. t This year's production in- s eludes new songs and has d undergone some minor h rewriting. Liaisons strengthen or shift Hearts at Blyth and change during the course The action shown on stage of a blustery winter weekend and hinted at behind the hat strands a cabinet swinging doors of the Ladies minister and his mistress, and Gents and in the upstairs members of a western band rooms provide an evening of and some of the local habitues light-hearted entertainment• n the confines of the Com- Ml members of the cast at modore Hotel, whose small- one time or another con - own setting is authentic down tribute their vocal skills to the o the jar of pickled eggs on musical numbers that are he bar and the stuffed owl on greeted with spontaneous ap- he wall. Even the near -beer plause by the audience. erved in copious quanitles The play ends on a happy, uring the play has a realistic up -beat note, with most of the ead, and leaves foamy white characters quite satisifed ings on the glasses as the with their rearranged contents are imbibed. relationships.