The Lucknow Sentinel, 1969-12-03, Page 11WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER. .3rd, i"
THE LUCKNOW $ENTINEI.,. LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
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Baptismal Service:
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LOCHALSH NEWS
BY SHIRLEY J..'KELLER
Murray Gaunt, .MPP for Huron;-
Bruce visited;-Huron-county—
counciL'Friday aftenoon•and field
ed'some, rather sticky questions
a m.t from councillors Through it all,
Gaunt maintained he was expres•-
sing 'strictly:personalviews'' and
was not toeing . any: party line .
He told council the official , •
plan for•;the 'county' is a '"good
idea” 'He also eased council's
Mind with the news that in his
opinion,regional government is
. •t�leas�e -ht� �arse.a�w
this part of the province': •
"County.school boards have;'
given the government second
thoughts , he said.: He did pre -
dictt at w_ en,regionaFovern-:•
• • ment did come the swing would
be to regional `school boards
`He expressed some , concern at •
the-"continue.dpressure towards;
centralization":He said farms.
and: businesses were getting •
"bigger and fewer"' and govern-
nd • ments are' getting "bigger and
bigger:,
"When the little . mangets the
woad•. f lirrethat l harto-do--i•s
••
[our", ' foot the bill, then I think we are
in real trouble' said Gaunt
tford) ,•
Owen • Wilmer Hardy, Colborne, asked
Gaunt whether or not the county
,..should be interested in a county
welfare system'. Gaunt told
oseph's council e system would likely
i Sun " rove more. expensive and mem-
i? p
F rear't E bers of. couficil ;would have to •
follow• , decide whether the improved,
i s :quality of service would justify •
of the extratax dollars.
• Look well before you •lea
p,
pet , . was Gaunt's advice:.
[Miry In-the-mattgr,otaisessitent, ._.
ti
Gaunt advised council all asses-
merit will eventually be;done
On the basis, of current market
value,';
,what a will'ing•purchaser
would give to a willing seller.'
He predicted a substantial shift .y
of taxload to .private homes and,
Farm Regional
Meeting At Ripley=
s'-' Last Friday'was. a bigday in
Ripley with Huron Township nom'
&nations in the• afternoon and: a
Regional Farmers meeting at
night, Stewart Farrell Welcomed
people from the neighbouring
townships, as well as from Huron
Township. Guest speaker Was ;,
Gordon Hill, 'newly elected
president ,of the -Ontario --Fede,
tion of Agriculture".: This' was •
the first area group he had addres-
sed.'
ddressed.' ,He had formerly. been assoc
iated with the: ; Farmers; Union but,
felt the name is not th'e• important
thing, but•the',people and• what
they do,is important. We never
•
get anywhere wrangling. • Farmers',
have power if they wish to use
Bringing unity to farm ,groups is
n�t easy but very necessary.
Some of the meansof bettering
:farmers' • position were 1. 'direct
memberships. A •group is working.;
on this and. many problems to be
solved along this line.. Some
Counties are already collecting
$20• direct'memberships; arid
can'tkeep up'to the.demand:. In
Great. Britain , u90 % of farmers
pay directly and voluntarily but -
do: sobecause of special services
they, feel they can't afford to be
without. ' 2'.: Farmers have been
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too polite and haven't .expressed.
themselves well .: Government
does not treat farmer's fairly. ;A
recent example was cutting •
seven rrillion•from Hog Producers
and ten million. from Dairy .Prod-
ucers•supposedly to control •
inflation and„everything else
rising'. 3, There will be many .
adjustments and farmers .need to..
have a well -thought out program
of their own. ._ Some,farmers have
low incomes but would not do
better in ` n' urban society. May-
be too many farms in Canada but
every year hundreds of acres are
cleared to make more farms.
:'4. We need to seek m ore markets '
and produce things in:• short supply '
such as corn and not what is
already in . surplus. ' Some form
.;of supply, management is
.necessary. .
L• A' question period was conduced
and' Mr:: Hill answered all
uestions `fairly and well Margar- ':
et Mackay and the Rock sisters
delighted everyone 'with their
music; 'Lunch was; served in the
cafeteria
• Sunday was baptismal, day at
Ashfield Presbyterian Church
when the infant daughter of •Mr
and: Mrs. Donald Simpson was •^
baptized -Christina -Heather •
Mr. 'and Mrs. Ross MacKenzie.
spent the week -end -in Flint ,'
Michigan:
Congratulations are in order
for Finlay MacDonald, who was •
nominated to'serve,on the Ashfield
,Township Council for the ,coming
year.
Mrs.' Emile MacLennan was a'
guest at the wedding of her niece
at Atwood recently:
t-eeent visitors in -Sarnia wee`
Mr, and .Mrs'. Ewan MacLean:
Many of the fanners in they
area.have been harvesting corn
and beans during the past. week..
• Finlay •MacDonald' of Chatham'
spent. the .week-endat the 'Dan.
MacDonald home
Mrs Thomas'MacDonald is
visiting her daughters in Lucknow
and recently celebrated her 86th
birthday:
Mrs.' Frank MacLennan visited'
in London with Mr MacLennan,
who is a . patient irk hospital.
there, having undergone surgery;
rien's o rs. :ea ric .1515 •
w. ill'be:sorry to learn she is a
patient•in hospital:
Mrs: Don Ainsley and daughter
of Toronto Spent the week -end '
with Mrs Frank MacLennan
The baby daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. Colin Howes is a patient in
hospital' in London'.
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fauns • because it will be
easier to put :real, value on
private holdings than on business.
'Hnmes and farms.: are. sold .._
every day ," he noted. "I , think
there are going to,be some real
problems, The government has
'Said that in five years you can
have the ,assessing back. .f suggest
to you that in five years you wont
want it back." ' .
`-` Retirement
Pensions:
payable at 65
11970.the:Retirement Pension.as ewill'
f be reduced from 66 to 65. IF you.'are 65
...., if you've been contributing to the..
Canada 'Pension Plan,and if -you've
retired from regular emplov;ment, contact
your` Canada Pension. Plan Office now...
If ou will be 65 in. 1970 et in touch
with. yoUr Canada, PensionPlan Office
three months before your•.biirthday..The
people'there will you ou Fill out the
' pp starts your' pension "
a Iicdtion form that
cheques coming. They'll explain how
your .pension is ..Worked out and`
when you becomeeligible..YoulI get.
;all the answers to questions'about your
retirement 'pension. Payment 'is. ' not.
automatic, You must apply. The: address
of Your nearest Canada Pension Pion
• Office is,;listed.below..•
[Your nearest Canada Pension Plan "Office is
+�, is �uLl...ii � _�1► Vii' ' .icy„
Disability -Pensions
payable for the
first time
Disability pensions Fay contributors' to
the Canada Pension ;Plari'will become
available in. ,1970.:for those who•`have
contributed ,for 5 ';years.. Generally,
person is considered to be disabled; if
he has' a physical, or mental' disability`
at 's so severe and 'likel 'to :con in e
so .long, that he cannot get steady, work:
Benefits will also be available for a,.
clisabled–contribu otar's–depe ` •
dren
The Canada Pension Planalso may
provide: rehabiilitation measures where -
Practical'. Eligibility for' a pension wilt''
be based on an assessment' of pan appli-
cant's medical condition. If you think you..
might be.eligible fora Disability Pension
contact your nearest Canada Pension
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' 576-5750
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ISSUED BY/THE .TtIE .OF NATIONAL,H�EALTH' AND WELFARE;
THE HONOURABLE JOHN MUNRO, MINISTER •
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