HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-07-25, Page 11Page 10.—The Wingham Advance -Times, July 25, 1984
A LITTLE TOO ALIEN—Young Kelly Gillespie burst into tears as she found E. T. just a
little too other worldly as he crouched on the street corner at John and Josephine
streets and passed out lollipops to the children during the bicentennial celebrations
last Friday.
Federation puts forward
platform for '84 election
By Donal O'Connor
The Ontario Federation of
Agriculture has outlined an
eight -point, agricultural
platform and called upon its
member county federations
to lobby all candidates on the
issues prior to the coming
federal election.
The platform, presented to
OFA directors at a meeting
in Stratford last week by
Harry Pelissero, the OFA
president, includes:
—abolition of capital gains
tax on the sale off farm
property;
—establishing a federal -
provincial price stabilization
progr-am in conjunction with
producers;
—introducing agri-bonds
to fund farm credit at rates
lower than those offered by
the usual lending ,in-
,stitutions;
dropping excise taxes on
farm fuels, fertilizer and
natural gas;
—amending Section 31 of
the Income Tax Act so that
farm losses can be deducted
from off -farm income ac-
cording to a formula which
would reduce, the deductible
loss as off -farm income.
increases; ,
--amending bankruptcy
legislation so farmers would
have the right to recover
goods delivered but not paid
for when a company goes
bankrupt.
Mr. Pelissero stressed the
importance of farmers
becoming more involved in
giving farm interests a high
profile during the federal
election campaign. He . sug-
MRS. LEWIS STONEMOUSE -`
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Belgrave 1
gested county federations
could use the OFA plat-
form as a basis for lob-
bying and questioning can-
didates, both privately
and during all -candidates
meetings which they might
organize. He suggested that
local issues affecting far-
mers could be added to the
list.
The OFA president said all
parties in the coming
election will be asked to
respond to the OFA platform
by Aug. .17, and their
Dwight Lamont of Toronto
spent Monday, and Tuesday
with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Lamont.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Nichol-
son and Sherri of Barrie
spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Garner Nicholson.
Mrs. Doris McKinley and
daughter Becky of Truro,
Nova Scotia are members of
the Trtfro band which played
in Goderich Park on Sunday
evening. Doris is a niece of
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Johnston
of Belgrave.
Kenneth Wheeler is a
patient in Victoria Hospital,
London.
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Shaw
of London, and Mr. and Mrs.
Les Shaw of Belgrave have
just returned home after
attending the wedding of the
latter's nephew, Kelly Shaw,
and Debbie Jerrard on July
14 in the Mount Royal United
Church, Moncton, New
Brunswick.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Vin-
cent spent the weekend in
London with their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Taff, and attended the
wedding of their grandson
Douglas Taff and Dianne
Clark in Trinity Anglican
,Church, St. Thomas. They
also attended a birthday
Party for their -granddaugh-
ter Carrie -Anne Vincent
Sunday afternoon.
•
Kendra Purdon
wins scholarship
responses will be made
public by Aug. 21 so people
will know where candidates
stand. .
Leaders of the Liberal,
Progressive '0,,onservative
and New Democratic parties
all were invited to the OFA
meeting, but none appeared.
However Tory leader Brian
Mulroney sent a telex giving
his party's position on
several of the issues con-
cerning farmers.'
He said a PC government
would establish and agri-
bond program, would work
with producers and con-
sumers ' to establish a
voluntary income stabili-
zation program and 'would
reduce the price of farm fuel
by 20 cents a gallon by
removing the nine per cent
federal sales tax and not
collecting the current excise
tax.
Mr. Mulroney said he also
would expand the Farm
Credit Corporation to take
into account the high cost of
farming and "to ensure that
the allocation of interest
subsidies reflects the need to
assist those who have en-
tered farming in recent
years.">
He also stated he would
abolish the capital gains tax
on the sale of farm property
to i e;riain in agriculture and
- would move to control
subsidized agricultural
imports "to offset their
negative effects."
During the portion of the
meeting dealing with a
proposed amendment to
Section 31 of the Income Tax
Act, there was confusion
about how the proposed
change would affect farmers
and whether it would be
acceptable to the income tax
department.
There were chuckles from
the floor when Mr. Pelissero
read an item ,from Mr.
Mulroney's letter stating in
part, "We will change
Section 31 of the Income Tax
Act, as it applies to farmers,
to reflect the principles of
equity, neutrality, simplicity
and certainty." Some
federation directors ap-
peared uncertain' just what
that meant.
Mr. Pelissero noted the
agri-food sector is a corner-
stone of the Ontario
economy, with 80,000 family -
farms in the province
generating $5 billion in gross
value, every year.
He commented that more
than half the 54 rural ridings
in Ontario were lost by 10 per
cent or less of the vote in the
1980 election, with 17 ridings
lost by less than five per cent
of the vote.
He called on Ontario
farmers to make their three
or four per cent of the vote
count this time around.
The OFA chose Stratford
for the meeting, normally
held in Toronto, to recognize
the 40th anniversary of the
Perth County Federation of
Agriculture. A special guest
speaker following the
evening banquet was the new
federal agriculture minister,
Ralph Ferguson.
Kendra Purdon of RR 3,
Wingham, has been selected
as the winner of the 1984
Bruce County Women's
Institute scholarship.
The daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Archie Purdon, Kendra
completed 13 4-H club pro-
jects. During her 4-H club
work she was described as a
most cooperative member
and was quick 'to assist
juniors in the class. She also
represented Bruce County at
the Western Fair and
provincial conference.
Her activities at F. E.
Madill Secondary School,
Wingham, included par-
ticipation in the Student
Council, choir, year book and
geography club and four
years on the honor roll.
Other interests include
teaching swimming and
acting as a' life guard at the
Howick Lions Club pool and
she is a qualified volleyball
referee.
Her community activities
have included teaching
Sunday School, Candy
Striping at the local hospital
and joining the Huron -Bruce
Square Dancers.
Kendra will be attending
the University of Waterloo in
the honors business ad-
ministration this fall.
Families gather
for reunion,
anniversary
rMRS. WILLIAM SOTFIERti
Metes -f r
m Frdw
Fifteen 4-H members from
Huron County and their
chaperones, Jean and Dave
Dinsmore, arrived home last
week from Red Deer. The
delegates took part in an
Open House Canada ex-
change. Those from this area
who attended were Coral
Lockie, Maribeth Hallman,
Ian Huth and Shona Rae.
While there, Mr. and Mrs.
Dinsmore were guests with
Art and Eileen Lawrence at
Pine Lake. Fifteen Western
4-H members arrived Here
last Thursday and they will
stay here until July 30. They
were accompanied, by Mr.
Lawrence.
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. John Brown (nee Susan
Bridge of Hanover and
formerly of Fordwich) on the
arrival of their daughter,
Erin Kimberley, last
Monday in the Hanover and
District Hospital.
We were sorry to hear that
Mrs. Crosby . Sotheran is a
patient in the Listowel
hospitak Friends here wish
her a speedy recovery.
Ruth Johnston, a patient in
the Listowel hospital, has
been moved to the Geri -Care
Nursing Home at Harriston.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Gibson and family returned
home over the weekend after
visiting last week with
relatives at Kingston and
Wolfe Island.
Louise Douglas of Kit-
chener spent last week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Douglas.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stewart
and Mr. and Mrs. Mel Allan
spent a few days last week at
North Bay, Cochrane,
BELGRAVE —'"Members
of the families of Mr. and
Mrs. Hector Hamilton of
Gorrie, Mr. and Mrs. Mel-
ville Beecroft of Otterville,
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Bee-
croft and Mrs. Eccles Dowvf
East Wawanosh Township
gathered at the Wawanosh
Conservation Area Park on
Sunday at noon for a family
reunion and to celebrate the
90th wedding anniversary of
Beatrice and Hector Hamil-
ton.
Forty-seven relatives en-
joyed a smorgasbord picnic
dinner. After dinner pictures
were taken and the rest of
the afternoon was spent
reminiscing while the
younger members enjoyed a
cool swim in the Maitland
i Iver.
Other guests were from
Winnipeg, Toronto, Brant-
ford, Wasaga Beach; Lon-
'20- don, Brockville, Bowman-
vilie, Clinton, Fergus and
Westfield.
Parks assoc.
holds meeting
FORDWICH — A meeting
of the Fordwich Community
Parks Association was held
last Tuesday to finalize the
plans for _the upcoming
donkey baseball game and
pork barbecue.
The event is planned for
Aug. 5 at the ball park and
committees were set up to
look after the food and
music, children's games and
refreshments as well as the
other duties will be required
to set up the event':
Tickets can be obtained
from local businessmen and
the proceeds will be used for
building a food booth and
pavillion at the ball park.
The plans for the booth and
pavillion will be presented at
the next parks association
meeting.
It was reported that 18
children are enrolled in the
playground activities which
are coordinated each
morning by Ann Robinson
and Debbie Coghlin.
Bills were presented for
the second ball diamond
which now is in use. More
work will be required such as
painting and building some
benches.
The meeting was ad-
journed and coffee enjoyed.
;h
Moosonee and Moose Fac-
tory and also.visited Mr. and
Mrs. Finlay Allan at Kirk-
land Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Douglas
are spending this week
holidaying at Port Elgin.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
D'Arcey and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Barry D'Arcey and
Jason spent last Saturday at
Milton and attended the
steam show.
Mrs. Freida D'Arcey of
Listowel spent the weekend
with Mrs. Florence Wilson
and also was a guest at the
Hunt -Chambers wedding in
the Wroxeter United Church
and the reception which
followed in the- Belmore
Community Centre.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Nickel
and Mr. and Mrs. Don
Coghlin, Debbie and Paul,
spent the weekend at Family
Paradise Camp.
Mr. and Mrs. Randy King
and boys spent the weekend
at Tobermory.
The sympathy of the
community goes to Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Martin in the
death of the latter's father on
Sunday.
Johnston -Akins
reunion is held
BELGRAVE — The third
annual Johnston -Akins
family reunion was held on
July 22, 1984 in the Belgrave
WI Hall with 38 present;
An afternoon of games and
races were enjoyed by all,
after which a smorgasbord
supper was served by the
lunch committee, Mrs. Ross
Higgins and Mrs. Ken
Simmons.
Officers°for next year are:
president, Mrs. Jean
LePine; secretary-treas-f,,
urer, Mrs. George Johnston;
games, Kevin Johnston and
Bruce Higgins; lunch, Mrs..
Ross Higgins and Mrs. Ken
Simmons.
Relatives attended from
Windsor, London, Ilderton,
Brussels and Wingham. The
family coming the farthest
distance were Mrs. Lois
Baker and her daughter
Phyllis Harman and grand-
children Beth, Erin and Rob
of Michigan.
Madill student
places highly
in physics test
770
A student at the F. E.
Madill Secondary School,
Thomas Blackwell, is one
this year's winners in the Sir
Isaac Newton test, spon-
sored by the physics depart-
ment at the University of
Waterloo.
Mr.. Blackwell of Tees -
water was tied for 136th out
of the more than 5,200 stu-
dents, mostly from Ontario
high schools, who wrote the
test.
The test consists of 12
humorous butdemanding
physics problems. The top
300 students were selected by
a computer and Dr. Phil
Eastman, who organizes the
competition, then graded the
solution booklets written by
the students.
Between 10 and 15 of the
winners will receive SIN
scholarships for physics
studies at UW. These
scholarships are valued at
up to $8,000 over a four-year
period.
HERE COMES TREBLE, a barbershop quartet from the Te sviiater area consisting of
Ben Blackwell, Doug Inglis, Byron and Gary Ballagh, always are real,crowd pleasers.
The group performed at last Thursday evening's bicentennial kickoff variety concert
held at the Wingham arena.
One of the earliest re.
corded descriptions of maple
sap gathering by Indians
was published in the "Philo-
sophical Transactions of The
Royal Society", London,
England in 1684.
R W. Bell
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