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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-02-20, Page 3a,' Ad you know that . .. A • 'Vance imposed the fit tax 11th C000,414m history, SIR eXCISe tax of !leper vent On:beaver petts.snd one percent on moose hides, *woroo,waNgeo*Nafftlioirom *imam. • and Partners Cbartr.d Accsutauts 121 Jackson Street WALKERTON TELEPHONE: - Office 881-1211 Resident Partner B.F. Thomson, C.A. Residence e81-0048 The W4 --Saturday day its of Mrs. Ger- ,Johns , Catherine .S 1'+r , were Ricky Wood :and friends, 'Qt Egmondville. 10.. and, Mrs. JIM Johnston, Carol Ann and Ruth Ann of Listowel visited with Mrs. Johnston on Sunday. —Robert Johnston absisted Rev. T. K. Hawthorn at the morn- ing worship service in St. Paul's Anglican Church on Sunday. Mr. Johnston read the lesson. ---Mr. and Mrs. John Marks and Steven of Winghana and Mr. and Mrs. David Penner, Robbie, Timmy and Debbie of laistowel visited with Mr. Robert Higgins" of Belgrave over the weekend. 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The mishap occurred around 3: g0 Friday af- ternoon, but the shovelling three more trucks called in Huron County MP and MPPs attend agriculture meeting The Huron County Federation of Agriculture held its annual Members of Parliament meeting last Saturday in the Clinton boardroom of the Ontario Minis- try of Agriculture and Food. Federal member Robert McKin- ley and both members of the On- tario Legislature., Murray Gaunt and John Riddell were present to listen to and comment on . con- cerns expressed by representa- tives of the federation and various farm commodity groups. Doug Fortune of Wingham chaired the meeting. He stated m his opening remarks th9t far- mers must learn to find answers to their problems themselves and their organizations in co-opera- tion with their local members and governments. The Huron Pork Producers represented by their president, Eric Moore of Goderich, pointed out that' the .pork board doesn't set prices, but that the price is set by supply and demand. The Pork Board then should not be subject Oto the blanket criticism that has rbizteff lehelet at idarketMg board's in the last half year. Another concern he expressed was the effect of strikes on innocent parties and he stressed that . a Not all R.R.S. are alike. Consider the Toronto Dominion Retirement Savings Deposit. The TD RSD is a bank deposit. That's the big differ- ence. Its attractive interest rate is adjuAted twice yearly to match that of the TD five-year Certificate of Deposit. And you never have to worry about fluctuations in the market value of stocks and bonds as you would with some other R.R.S.P.'s. Finally, there's no interest penalty for deregistering your TD RSD at any time. As with all R.R.S.P.'s, eligible annual contributions are deductible from your current taxable income — up to $4,000 in some cases. So depending on your circumstances, the 1974 income tax you defer can be substantial. For example, if you're an Ontario resident earning $15,000 per year, have a spouse without an earned income, two children under -16, and no company pension plan, you're allowed to contribute $3,000 t6 a TD RSD. A $3,000 reduction in your taxable income will result in a current year tax deferral of $1,024! That same person contributing 5Ce of their earned income —to--a-company pension plan can contribute up to $1,750 and make a 1974 tax savings of $600. Your TD Manager is the person to ask about a TD Retire- ment Savings Deposit. You'll get all the facts, and you'll be pleased to know that you can start for as little as $250 with contributions of $100 or more whenever you wish. But hurry, March 1st, 1975 is the deadline for the 1974 tax year. TORSO ITS TIME IS NOW. TORONTO D0MINION the bank where people make the difference solution to this widespread prob- lem must be found. The Pork Producers together with the Bean Producers, the Beef Improve- ment Association and the -Huron Power Plant Committee asked parliament members to do any- thing in their power to prevent the building of a power plant. in Huron County as this would be detrimental to the growing ' of plants, particularly white beans, but to other crops as well, and that further development in the wake of the plant construction would crowd out livestock opera- tions because of objections to the smell of such operations. • Allan Wolper of Grand Bend expressed concern about the con- tinuously dropping of the water table. He said some wells that were free-flowing 20 years ago now need a deep well pump, and he asked for research in this area. A lengthy discussion indi- cated that farmers themselves are much to blame for the low;'er water table when they._suceuib )?! tWirP4tij n t4 ~ $ a ,.rarms by cutting down wood qts. Warden Anson McKinley pointed out that Huron County has an excellent law which for- bids the cutting and removing of woodlots of more than two acres and the cutting of trees with a circumference of more than 54 inches, 18 inches above the base. Any violation of this law makes one liable to -a fine. The Bean Producers Marketing Board devoted their entire brief to the contemplated power plant in Huron County. They explained through their Chairman Philip Durant of Zurich, that 54,000 acres of land are used for the pro- duction of white beans in Huron County with a total production in 1973 of 63 million pounds. With the building of a power plant this pro- duction will almost certainly be decimated, thereby depriving the world of an enormous amount of high protein food which can be stored for a Considerable period of time: Both MPP's assured the meeting that they would do everything in their power to prevent the contemplated development. They also stated that there is a good possibility that this plant will be built in or near the Bruce Peninsula instead of in Huron County. The problems of the beef pro- ducer were presented by George Adams of Wroxeter. He speculated on farming going the way of the sugar beet industry and said the consequences of not having our own sugar industry have been made painfully clear in the last few months. If a commodity disappears from Canadian production, all Cana- dian consumers will be at the mercy of exporters from other lands. The same commodity was discussed in a brief from Jake VanWonderen of Varna who asked if governments couldn't do more to help beef producers to become even more efficient. Some farmers in some areas are living in subsistence, he claimed, and asked for government help so they could help themselves. Mason Bailey of Blyth picplained the Land Use Policy of the On- ta io Federation of Agriculture which is often quoted out of context. He said the OFA wants land preserved for food produc- tion, but on condition that the farmer can make .a living off that land comparable with the rest of society who have the same in- vestment and the same managerial ability. Paul Steckle of Zurich, chair- man of the Huron County Safety Association, said that com- pulsory roll bars on all new trac- • tors would probably soon be introduced. The railroads . are now experimenting with revolving lights on locomotives and are applying reflecting devices on the side of railway freight cars on the recommenda- tion of the Safety Association. He warned further that anyone who hires labor is responsible for employee coverage with Work- men's Compensation or could be held responsible if an accident occurs. He suggested to the MP's that farmers be made more aware of the Workmen's Com- pensation through the Tax Of- fices and accounting depart- ments. Too many accidents take place on the farm, he said, and sooner or later the agricultural industry will be required to operate under the Farm Safety Act with regard to safety equip- ment, which will mean regular inspection of such devices. Maurice Bean of Auburn con- cluded the MP meeting with a >, brief on the salary increase pro- posed for -.federal members ,,of 0perl eat. Ileliqueted . a. Blyth peouncilmari's .statement &ono sal- a'ribs : "The salary should be high enough so that good candidates' won't be frightened off, but not so high as to attract people just for the money." fr. McKinley re- plied that provincial members in Ontario and Quebec have a high- er salary than the federal mem- bers and explained some of the costs a member is obliged to incur. Murray Gaunt said that on occasion a school class ,with 70 pupils May visit Queen's Park and the least it costs him is 70 bottles of pop or maybe 70 box lunches. Mr. Bean pointed out that the MP also has to make sure there will be money to finance the next election from his savings. The danger of too low 'a re- muneration is that only the rich can afford to run in an election and that would put the repre- sentation of the not -so -rich in their hands, he said. At the conclusion of the meet- ing, the MP's declared that they wpuldn't like to miss this yearly exercise as it provides them with material for their speeches in the house. continued into the night with to help. OFA workshop On February 10th and 11th the Ontario Federation of Agri- culture sponsored a two-day course on human relations and self-improvement for men and women in the business of farming in North Huron. The purpose of the course was to help Federation members improve their leader- ship skills. Most people woild think that when a group of farmers gather together they are going to discuss the weather, crops, the high cost of production and the prices they are getting for their com- modities. Such was not the case Feb. 10th and lith when a dozen local farm business people gathered in Bluevale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The OFA provided a resource person, Ed Philips, to lead discussions on a number of subjects including communi- cations ("How do you listen?"), useful hints on leading group meetings and using an agenda to streamline a meeting. Mr. Philips, a professional training, teacher, is employed by the OFA to conduct leadership training sessions in every county in On- tariar:: ' By' • 'keeping—his' ' groups shah 'he"Is' 'Age to' 'Wink ' aeh ocouirse •to ni et'ttne'spe&rc and interests of each community. The course, entitled "What Makes People Tick", will be re- peated in South Huron on March 10th and 11th. Omission In the obituary of Mrs. Lillian Sach in last week's edition, some names were omitted Of those taking part in the funeral service held Friday, February 7, in the Gorrie United Church. Rev, Susan Seymour of Dela- ware and Rev. Lawrence Squires of Beachville read the scripture. Rev. Alfred Fry of Goderich and Rev. F. T. Lovelock of Toronto led in prayer. Representing Nova Scotia, where Rev. George and Mrs. Sack once served, were Rev. Glen Mattinson of Don Mills and Rev. 'Garth L. Mundle of Cobourg. The Moir -Davidson Funeral Home, Gorrie, was in charge of arrangements. Emit Wawanosh 8 op - roved a one million dollar in- crease in township, insurance at the y'ebrua ► 4 Meeting in Bel - grave. Tike Addition of Employ- er's Lability protection to the Municipal Liability Policy will cost $17.52 in additional pre 111111 costs. Tractor insurance for 00,000 and an all-risk office con- tents floater tor $2,000 were also approved. The East Wawanosh Recrea- tion, Parks and Community Centre Board budget of $9,140 was approved and accepted, with $300 budgeted to the park as a direct grant from the council. A 50 per cent share totalling $590.76 for a new furnace to be in- stalled in the Belgrave Com- munity Centre will also be paid to the board. Grants of $25 to the Ability Fund and $50 to the Belgrave Brussels -Blyth School Fair Board and a membership fee of $50 to the Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities were approved for payment. In other business, Simon Halla- han was appointed as representa- tive to the Huron County Farm Safety Council and Goodall and Campbell were appointedas township solicitors for 1975. Council voted to accept the 1974 Tax Roll as returned by the col.- lector ol-lector and to adopt the 1974 As- sessment Roll for 1975 tax pur- poses. Proposed expenditures for highway improvements submit- ted by the road superintendent for 1975 were accepted, and coun- Howick Township okays two grants Howick Township Council ap- proved a $25 grant to St. John` Ambulance fund andt a grant of $15 to the March of Dimes Ability Fund at a regular meeting Feb. 5 in Gorrie. Council also appointed Stuart Douglas as township dele- gate to the Farm Safety Associa- tion. In . other business, council issued building permits to Terry Einmerton for an implement shed and to Clayton Machan and John Lane for barn construction. Council also authorized the Road Superintendent to purchase two stop signs for the ' Howick-Turn- berry boundary at Concession A, Lot 30 and at Concession 7. The road superintendent was also authorized to advertise for crush- ing and delivering 25,000 cubic yards of gravel to be delivered to the township, with pits to be stripped and maintained by the contractor. Council agreed to a proposal with Minto Township to pay half the costs in straightening the corner of Concession 4-5 between the two townships, with the work to be supervised by the Minto Road Superintendent. Council also voted to sign the Harriston Fire Agreement. A two-year contract with BP Oil was approved for 4,500 gallons of furnace fuel .at .3390 net and 12,000 gallons of diesel fuel at .3620 net. The Municipal Council was authotized to apply, to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval of an additional deben- ture of $87,647:78 for the com- munity centre. General accounts ,of $19,277.23 were approved by council for payment. NOTHIN' SAYS LOVIN' like something from the oven, but Kerrie Bray and Jennifer Sanders of the Sacred Heart kindergarten sample their Valentine's Day cake before it's even baked. cil will any for the �+a tion for ani u of the Pnblio Trai tion and Highway y „ Act on E0n#1uresfoc'.4. The roadsuPerintendelkt aS ► ttto�i for t . 15,000' en* yard. of flv`te i-- inch gravel to _end tenders to purebaseandremove the old towns/40W On 3o-31.. tuilding bits were appy- ed: for .Mule to JamTaylor for an implement abed and to Ana' Feed and Supplies for three on- crete ,slos..A ..tile drain appllcats tion on Lot 30, Basion 10 wa$'`. accepted: Conil also approves; payment of road accounts tori ling . $7,419.31 and!,: gena counts of $2,050.87. W WawiflosJ debates brii Six West. WawanoshTp� residents attended , .the . Fob;, 4 x council meeting to . present • council With " a, request for the .: construction of a bridge' acrooe s the river attoncession ..s- cussion was lengthy and resulted in instructions :to the clerk to con* tact the Ministry of Trans, portation and..: Communication to inform the officials in Stratford 01 the request ' and to ask that a Ministry representative be dele-, gated to review the situation. In other business, by-law fo was given third reading .a passed to' change the wage .ratter for wingman to $3.25 per hour. Council authorized the Road Superintendentto seek the;mss- try of ., 'Transportation and Communication's approval to call tenders on`the suppl01 , ! newfor road grader for tiie y towna ship. Council also authorized the reeve and clerk to apply for the final road expenditures subsidy of $116,097.50 for 1974. . Council heard a report on in,. creases in street, lighting rates proposed by Ontario Hydro for April. Dungannon St. light =tea-. will be •$737.50 per year as coin, pared to $687.50 now. Council appointed Councillor Hickey as township representa- tive to the Huron County F`arn. -Safety. 'Association and „ named Monteith of" Stith- ford tmtford as auditors for 1975. General accounts of $1,387.49 and road accounts totalling $6,077.23 were approved for payment, Snowmobile rider injured in mishap A .Lucknow.. area man, Gary Alton of RR 7, was treated at the Wingham and District Hospital for injuries received last Thurs- day when the snowmobile he was operating locked on some ice, throwing the rider. The mishap occurred on a farm on the seven- th concession of West Wawanosh. Mr. Alton was released after treatment for an injured shoulder. The Wingham detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police investigated the accident. BIue vale The euchre party which was cancelled last week due to poor weather conditions will be held tonight, Feb. 20, weather per- mitting. Everyone is welcome. Mrs. Morris Lobsinger and Charlene of Kitchener spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nicholson. Martin Baan and Douglas Campbell, representing the Gideons, were in charge of the service at the Presbyterian Church here on Sunday. Dr. L. Clarke was guest speaker. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Noble, Wayne, Paul and Brian of Britton visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fraser Haugh and Eileen. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hall and family of Brussels spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hall. Miss Connie Mann, Bill Taivs and Harvey Mann spent the weekenid_ with Mrs. Po s Mann. Bridge results First, Mrs. John Scharbach and Arthur Wilson; second, Dein_ nis Cantelon and Farish Moffat; third, Mrs. D. B. Porter and John Scharbach; fourth, Mrs. George Fisher and Kay Forgie. 4, OPTOMETRIST GODERICI The Square 524.7661