The Huron Expositor, 1971-02-19, Page 12EXf0S4TOR, SEAFORT11, ONT.. FEB. i8,
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AUSABLE RIVER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY ME:FiTs
' Shown following the annual meeting of the Ausable River Conservation Authority held
recently in Parkhill are (left to right) Elgin Thompson, vice-chairman and Reeve of Tucker-
smith; Roger Martin, ARCA Resources Manager; Mrs. Carl Hume, secretary-treasurer;
William -Amos, chairman and Norman Patrick, Director of Conservation Branch, Department
of Energy and Resources, Toronto. (Parkhill Gazette Photo)
Re-elect Tuckersirnith Reeve
To Ausable Authority
Lot 3 —
Ladies' and‘ Children's
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day from both Stratford andGod-
erich. Their Method of operation
Was to hook a snowplow in front
of a locomotive, back up so they
could get a run at it and then
ram it- into the cut until the
wheels on the engine started to
spin. Then the engine and plow
would back up the track and
a gang of men with shovels go
to work with shovels to throw
out the snow that had been
loosened.
By Wednesday they had the
line' opened from Stratford as
far as Mitchell and the mail for
Seaforth was sent the rest of
the way on . a sleigh. The next
day the plows met somewhere
between S.eaforth and Mitchell
and by evening the line was
open. A little after 7 p.m. on
Thursday night the firSt train
since Friday went through Sea-
forth.
To, make matters worse,
January, 1918 was a time of
a.,-•ite coal shortage. On the East
Coast ships were unable to sail
because of lack of 'coal and in
the United States factories in
28 states were ordered to close
for 5 days to relieve the full
situation.
In Seaforth James Hays had
been appointed as Fuel Controller
and no coal could be sold with-
out his permission. Some wood
was available from farmers, if
they could cut and haul it, but
most householders had to depend
on coal, which, of necessity, was
usually of the bituminous orblack
smoke variety. Oil, gas aniterec-
tric heat in those days was just
beyond all imagination.
In January the shortage was so •
acute_ that coal had to be taken
from the Presbyterian Church
and the Public School to help
out some private homes who
were without fuel of any kind.
Fortunately, about .114e,„ end of
the month, a serious fuel famine
was averted by the arrival of
8 carloads of coal. Iminediately
8 teams of horses were put to
work delivering the precious fuel
around town.
In our house we had moved
the kitchen range into the main
part for heating purposes bec muse
we did not• have enough coal to
.run the furnace. Then one day
the fire would not draw because
the stove-pipes had plugged up
with soot from the soft coal.
Dad undertook'to take them down
to clean them:
Now, as everyone .knows, tak-
ing down or putting up stove-pipes
is one job that requires great
patience. And great patience, so
far as working with stove-pipes
was concerned, was-never One of
Dad's strong points.
This 'day he lost his patience
acid tried to hurry matters with
,the result that. the whole string
tumbled down and scattered the
soot about the whole room in a
black cloud ... .However,
when I arrived home from school,
things were back to normal, the
pipes were back up.,_ the Are
burning, Dad's good humour
restored and Mother's only.
remark about it was " We had
some trouble with the stove-
pipes."
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Q. On my persoiralized income
tax return there is a number
printed on the label with my
name and address. What is this
number and should I quote it
if I have to get in touch with
the Indotne Tax Department?
A. The number which is printed
on the form with your name and
address is a special account
number which is made up from
letters of your surname, your
date of birth and other identifyl
ing factors. This number enableg
us to positively identify you, and
also enables the computer to
match your return with that of
last year and thus speed up the
processing of your current re-
turn. • Your social insurance
number is also shown on the
income tax return and, in any
correspondence with the Taxat-
ion Department, it is important
to use the account number or
social insurance number so that
you will avoid any unnecessary
delay.,
Q. I supported my 20 year
old daughter until she became
married in June 1969. She had
no income before or after mar-
riage. Who can claim an in-
come tax exemption for her?
A. You may claim an exempt-
ion of $550 for your daughter and
-her husband may claim an ex-
emption of $1,900 for her because,
after marriage, he supported her.
Q. I am now receiving pension
payments from the Canada Pen-
sion Plan... Are the monies - I
receive taxable, and should I
include them when I report my
income?
A. Yes, the income you are
now receiving from the Canada
Pension Plan is taxable
and should be reported ,on your
income tax return.. ,
0. My common-law wife and I
have living with us her daughter
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Mother is
wrestling
with the
household
accounts.
Junior is
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the new
math..
Dad is trying
to figure
out how to
beat his
income tax.
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from visiting with her daughter
and husband, Mr. and Mrs.. Wm.
H. Arthur of Miami, Florida.
While there shd attended the
wedding of her grandson, Mr.
Michael B. Arthur to Miss Judy
Mahaffey, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Willard Mahaffey of Miami.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cleary,,
Seaforth, visited with their son
and daughter-in-law and, family
in Weston over the week elle
While there they attended t.
hockey games Saturday night ant,
Sunday afternoon in the Maple
Leaf Gardens.
Mr. Joe Van Ftooijen, who
was formerly accountant in the
Harrow, Ontario Branch of
the Toronto-Dominion Bank, has
been promoted to the Adelaide
& Commissioner Road Branch,
London, Ontario. He is the
youngest son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hank Van Rooijen, Seaforth,Ont.
from her marriagre. I have not
legally adopted the child although
I treat her as my own and she
is gompletely dependent on me.
Neither my common-law wife
nor the five year old child has
any income. Can I claim an
exemption for income tax pur-
poses for my common-law wife
and Also an exemption for the
child?
A. You may not claim an ex-
emption for support' of your corn-
mon-law wife. However, an un-
married man, or a married man
not living with ot• supporting his
wife, may claim married
equivalent exemption for the
support of a wholly dependent
child. If he employs a full-
time servant in a self-contained
domestic establishment where he
supports the child, he is also
entitled fo claim the regular
exeniption of $300 or $550 for
the same child. The information
given indicates that the daughter
of your common-law wife would
1156' ns i der ed tb be. your wholly
dependent child for income tax
purposes.
Q. My husband and I own a
sugarbush. The income has
always been declared on my
husband's income tax form and
the 'cost of running the busines
has been claimed on my husband's
form, alSo. As the sugarbush is
owned by both of us can I claim
the cost of operation' on my
income tax?
A. The taxability on any income
derived from this particular
source, where there is a joint
Ownership, depends entirely on
which 'of the partners supplied
the money that originally 'pur-,
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Normally, and in most cws,
it comes entirely from the
husband, even though the wife
may be working and contribut-
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wife has money of her own that
she earns herself, or she had
money that was left to her to
invest in' the farm, it, is always
considered to be the husband's
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Q. I am a widow and have two
roomers. Can I claim any
deduction or expenses as I have
to' report the rental money I
receive as income?
A. Yes, the rental .money yob
receive is income And must be
reported as such on your tax
form. However you may be
able' to claim certain expenses
incurred in the earning of this
income. Check with your local
Tax Office.
A budget increase of $23,127
over the :previous year was ap-
proved by the Ausable River
Conservation Authority at the
annual meeting of the Author-
ity In Parkhill last week.
The meeting re-elected
Tuckersmith, . reeve Elgin
Thompson to a third term ' as
authority vice president. Lorne
Hay, Hensall, is finance com-
mittee chairman.
The budget, riresen4d by
authority secretary-treasurer
Mrs.. Carl Hume, earmarked
$125,000 for capital works pro-
jects and maintenance of exis-
ting services within the author-
'ity's four-county watershed
which includes varying portions
of Middlesex, Lambton, Perth
and Huron.
Capital works programs in-
clude $32,500 earmarked for
continuation of the Parkhill
Conservation Area's recrea-
tional development and a $45,000
erosion control -project at Grand
Bend.
45, $ 00 erosion control pro ject at
Grand Bend.
The Parkhill scheme started
last year at a cost of $40,000,
will provide this summer's visit-
ors with new washroom facilities
In the camping and 'beach areas.
In addition, a n extensive tree
planting program was initiated
throughout the conservation area.
Work has begun on the Grand
Bend project, representatives
learned, although contractors
have been delayed because of
recent storms.
The project is expected to
stop erosion of the riverbank
just west of Highway 21 in Grand
Bend whei-e buildings have been
threatened by damaging Lake
Huron waves.
Administration, costs of 1971
will claim $91,900 of the budget
with maintenance tbtalling
$18,000.
Provincial and federal rants
amounting to $159,250 will
cover the major portion of costs,
although the 23 member munic-
ipalities will be asked to pro-
vide $48,800 - about 10 per cent
more than in 1970.
Special levies, park admis-
sion revenues , cottage lots and
dock fees will make up the re-
maining' budget income.
Officers elected were'? Wa-
lla m Amos and Reeve Elgin
Thompson, chairman and vice-
chairman respectively.
Other member's of the exec-
utive committee are Fred Hof-
frier and Clarence Charlton, to-
gether with advisory board chair-
men: Lorne Hay, of Hensall,
finance; R. E. Pooley of Exeter,
flood control and, valleylandsj
Robert Love of Bosanquet Town-
ship, sundry conservation areas;
Elgin Thompson, Parkhill Con-
servation Area; Frederick Flea-
man of McGillivray_ Township,
reforestation, wildlife and land
use; Freeman Hodgins of Park-
hill, education and information;
and John Stephen of Blanchard
Township, land
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