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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-02-21, Page 4Page 4 --,Lueimew Sei It Wednesday, Few no ose P.O. Box 400, Lucknew, Ontario NOG 2H0 Established 1878 528.2822; Fax (519) 528.3529 Thomas Thompson — Advertising. Manager Subscription rates advance: Pat Livingston — General Manager 51700 Outside Canada 56000 — Editor 51400 Outside Canada 55800 Senior Citizen Second classmailing reg. no. 0847 Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the por- tion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable' allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates. Farmers and the GST Farmers have many problems to deal with, hot and dry summers, flooding, not enough precipitation in winters, bank loans and high interest rates, the rising, cost of equipment consumers' want for cheaper food, and now they have the Goods and Services Tax. The seven per cent tax, known as the GST, imposed by the federal government, will go into effect on January 1, 1991. That date may seem far away. but the sooner farmers study the tax as it applied to their livelihood, the better. Farmers who attended a Federation of Agriculture discussion on the GST rolled their eyes and shook their heads as they heard the intricacies of the tax and their responsibtlites which will fall into their hands: . Even though . farmers will receive rebates on the GST, they pay for farm supplies, they have to take care of the paper,work themselves. The first step is to register as a GST rebate recipient. According to accountant John McNeilly, the speaker at the GST meeting, registra- tion kits should be mailed to farmers this spring. If not, the kits should also be available at the post office. The four best pieces of advice Mr. McNeilly offered to farmers were, keep good, accounting records, be timely and accurate when filing for a rebate. seek professional help, and become knowledgeable about the GST. At the meeting, some farmers jokingly wondered if "professional help" meant mental or financial, but the GST will be no loke come next January. As Mr. McNeilly noted, "fit's not going.. to be the greatest thing for • farmers." . Nothing these days seems to be the greatest thing for farmers. However, if farmers don't learn about the GST, they'll get hit where it hurts most - the wallet. (Clinton News -Record) Note: the meeting referred to was one sponsored by the Huron County Federation of Agriculture at which John McNeilly, an Exeter based accountant spoke to farmers and representatives of the HCFA on the Goods and Services Tax. Telephone. proposition It's 10:50 a.m. on Thursday, February 15 and I have just had the most in. teresting phone callsince taking over as editor of this paper. The person on the other end of the line made me a roost in- triguing proposition. On pushing down the flashing but on my extension, I identified. Maelf, "Pat Livingston speaking." The voice on the other end replies, "Ms. Livingston," and I replied, "Mrs. Livingston.' I Wasn't of- fended, afterall in this day it is safer to use Ms. if you aren't sure and I presume he felt he didn't know me well enough to call me Pat. Why I don't know. I mean really, this man is making me a fantastic proposition. A Canadian making this call would have been on a first name basis immediately. My gentleman caller's distinguished voice captured my attention atonce. It is not very often I speak to someone with a long southern drawl. I could picture him sitting in his plush, executive chair, with his cowboy boots on his desk. He would be dressed in a fine suit, .with a bola tie, an expensive Stetson atop his thick mane of silver grey hair. Wow, have I been watching too much Dallas? This sexy sounding Texan gave me his name and the. company he worked for,. proceeding to ask if I had heard about a new horizontal drilling machine being us- ed to discover oil. My imagination runs wild again, wow. an oil baron, or someone connected with oil! After answering in the negative I received a brief explana- tion about this new invention that drills vertically until it hits the oil level and. then proceeds horizontally finding other hits. It is amazing the amount of oil this company is finding with use of this drill- MBUNGS 1111 by Pat Livingston immousion. ammonammor ing machine. The editor's brain finally kicks into gear thinking, if this gentleman is calling me they must. be finding oil in the vieini. ty of Lucknow. I ask him if the drill is being used locally, perhaps I could go out and take some pictures, meet with a representative of his company and get more information, When he said, "No, it is being used in a small town here in Texas.', I began to wonder why he was taking up my time. I didn't wonder long, He began his sales pitch. This guy didn't want editorial coverage, he wanted MONEY! He wanted me to invest money in his oil drilling company! • The conversation ended with breakneck speed after I clued him into the fact that the remuneration a small town editor receives lacks the substance necessary to enable me to make an investment in oil at this time. And you think you get junk mail and annoying calls at home? This is proof again that companies es sell their mailing lists to others. Ilelse would a Texas based company obtain the phone number of The Lucknow Sentinel? He certainly wasted a long distance call, but the short time I spent talking to him wasn't wasted - it gave me material for my column this week! If you, subscribe to Maclean's, take note of the article on page 25 this past week. It states that occasionally they pro- vide their subscriber mailing list to other companies; but if you wish to have your name removed from the lists' provided to others, you may do so. TEDDY BEAR WEEK at Puddleducks - Michael Grist, Shea Hamilton and Bran- don Gunter enjoying , ice cream cones during an afternoon break at Pad- dleducks. Having fun is hard work and these. little ones shared time with the Teddy Bears while catching their breath. (Pat Livingston photo) 70 Years Ago February 19, 1920 TRAINS TIED UP - The present winter is bound to make a record for storms, deep snow, and the bad roads which are the natural result. It will be known, too, as the winter without a thaw. On top of all the snow which fell throughout the winter, another heavy fall occurred on Saturday and Sunday. This resulted in a tie-up of the railroads. The Saturday night train got here about three o'clock Sunday morning, and there was no other train through until late Tuesday night. The tracks are now in very bad condi- tion, and it takes little to block them. country roads too, are in very bad con- dition, and are likely to be for some time to come. CLOSED UP AT GODERICH - With a view to preventing the spread of influen- za, the health authorities, last week made an order forbidding public gathering such as dances, card parties, teas, socials, and gatherings at funerals. Further steps will be taken if the present restrictions do not suffice. 50 Years Ago February 22, 1940 RECEIVE ADVICE ON SECOND WELL - Village Council in special session on Saturday night, received information from Mr. Fred Davison, pertaining to the Village Water System well. The meeting was merely a discusaion- of the matter, with no definite action taken other than to get estimates. on cer- tain proposed plans. There is a soft rock content in the se- cond well, termed turbidity. Thiswe understand Mr. Davison considered might be cleared up by two • week's pumping. He favoured, however 'running an inner liner in the present casing through this "slush" content to hard rock, where drill- ing would be carried on to secure a water supply. The estimated cost we, are informed was something over $800. However it would be necessary to dismantle the second pump house to. do this drilling. Mr. Davison. did not advocate chemical treatment to restore the flow of the first well but favored the "shock". system, which however he could not guarantee e would improve the present volume of supply. CAN YOU BEAT THIS? - Lloyd Hildred of Bervie has a sow that gave birth to forty-four pigs within twelve months, having a litter of ten of December, seventeen in May and seven- teen in October, totaling forty-four in all. Nine were raised on the bottle. 25 Years Ago February 24, 1905 PERCY BARR FLIES TO ETHIOPIA - Percy Barr, son of Mrs; John Barr of the Kinlough district in Kinloss Township, is presently in Ethiopia for the second time ENTRY& MEMOIRS an the past year. Percy, a graduate of Luclmow District High School was in that country at the time of the Queen's visit there early this month. He is employed by DeLetiw, Cather and Co. of Toronto who have an office there and are doing road survey work for the government of that country.. ' He spent three months there last spring. FORD AND EUNICE CUNNINGHAM PURCHASE BENNETT'S SEPOY 'STORE - Mr. and Mrs. Ford Cunningham who reside on the Lucknow/Holyrood road at the 2nd concession in Kinloss, have purchased Bennett's Sepoy Store in Lucknow from Mel Bennett of Kincardine. The arrangements for the sale of the variety store were completed last week, just a little over six years since Mr. Ben- nett purchased the Lucknow store from Mrs. Audrey Trench of Listowel. Mrs. Trench's mother, Mrs. Wellington Henderson managed the business for many years. The new owners will take possession on the first of April. Ford will continue his job as a welder on pipeline work in the employ of McDace Ltd. of London. Mrs. Cunningham, the former Eunice Reed, will operate the business. • Eunice is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Reed who reside just north of Lucknow. 10 Years Ago February 20, 1980 RECEIVE LANYARDS At the February 11th CGIT meeting, .Shirley Loree, Peggy Gilson, and Janice McInnes received white lanyards to signify that they are now senior members Leader Bernice Davies explained what becoming a senior means. The three girls then' led in a service of worship. President Kay Morrison presented the lanyards to each girl INSURANCE OFFICE STAYS IN DUNGANNON - Policy holders of the West Wawanosh Mutual Fire Insurance Company filled the Dungannon Agricultural Hall on Friday afternoon to , tell their board of directors they want the company's head office to stay in' Dungannon. The location of the head office was on the company's annual meeting agenda because the board is considering building a new office. Mutual Insurance com- panies have received approval from the provincial government to write car and commercial insurance which will require the addition of possibly two staff at the company's head office in Dungannon. The present office will not accommodate any more staff.