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the tribune thursday jan 24 w74 11 ice storm blacks out gormley opp constable turns coach every saturday morning david bourne r r 2 stouffville is a constable with the ontario provincial police oak ridges hes also a coach in the atom house league of the stouffville minor hockey association hes shown here with his young recruits at the conclusion of a saturday morning contest jim thomas community plans games day by evelyn milsted gormley the severe ice storm sunday caused a blackout in gormley for about four hours with no hydro or heat church services were cancelled area roads were turned into skating rinks making both driving and walking very hazardous mrs walter cloke of wainfleet is visiting her brother mr landon steckley miss velma brill- inger is on a missionary deputation among the various brethern in christ churches in florida mr albert hawkins was joined by members of his family saturday at brierbush hospital the occasion was his 85th birthday mr max hazel has been a patient in scar- boro centenary hospital for several days mr ray atkinson is home from hospital following surgery- mr and mrs jack wright and family spent saturday evening with mr and mrs eric byers and family mrs jack quinn is a patient in york central hospital richmond hill following surgery mrs robyn mcqueen of scarboro enjoyed dinner recently with her grandparents mr and mrs clarence steckley mr don steckley of willowdale visited with his parents mr and mrs clarence steckley mr and mrs ken baker and family were guests sunday of mr and mrs bill williams holland landing mr and mrs hans koopman and children of kingston were weekend visitors with her parents mr and mrs george barrett mr gordon cullen remains a patient in york central hospital but is now making a satis factory recovery is mr ab cook recuperating at the home of his son doug in scarboro there is only today between you and tomorrow which is why canada pension plan benefits will be increased today and will be kept in line with the cost increases of tomorrow bymrswmsandle for the victoria square vic square a community centre sat games day is planned jan 26 beginning at 230 s3 consumer s buyline ministry ol consumer and commercial relations the consumer protection act protects you the consumer cooling off period luist fall i signed j lontrjct in mv home in hie 3700 worth of aluminum siding inmil led on im house asa down pjvmrnt i wrote the compjin a cheque for 700 the next dj i deitded hat 1 couldnt afford the job so i telephoned the dealer to cancel the contract that afternoon the siding was dumped on im drieu i immtdiatek wrote the dealt r a registered letter cancelling the contract but ha eni received im 700 is there am wa to gel inj deposit back yes the consumer frotectmn act allows for a cooling oft period in u huh on can cancel a contract b registered mail or by letter personally delivered within two da s after the contract has been signed the postmark is considered the deliver date a telephoni call is no good this cooling off period applies only when the con tract has been signed in a place other than the sellers place of business for example in jour home in this case the dealer must return our 7x because ou notified him correctly unsolicited goods iam month i received three hardcover books b mail i didnt request these books so i set them aside now the companv is billing me 35 i seem to have misplaced hem and suspect the have been thrown out bv mistake do i have to pav these people no you dont the consumer protection act deals with unsolicited goods and credit cards you are not responsi ble for any unsolicited goods delivered and ou have no legal obligation is to their use or disposal unless vou know the goods are intended foranother person if unsoli cited goods are sent to ou ou can either keep the goods or throw them out another tip if ou receive an unsolicited credit card ou hav e no legal obligation as to its use or disposal unless ou accept the card in writing or ou purchase goods with it in this ctse ou are responsible for the goods pur chased but if ou dont want the card simply cut it up and throw it out contracts pm all young people from headford and victoria square between the ages of 14 and 18 years are invited a tabletennis tournament has been organized with a pizza supper to follow those attending are asked to bring along their skates mr and mrs alex cowley have purchased a winter home in florida they are leaving this week to spend some time in the sunny south sympathy of the community is extended to mr landon steckley and family in the passing of mrs steckley following a lengthy illness birthday greetings to alvin caseley jan 24 to dr david tinker jan 25 carl walker jan 27 robin mortson jan 28 and henry allen jan 31 members of the explorers had a wonderful time jan 17 on the openair rink at mary boyntons home the next euchre in the community hall is friday jan 25 at 8 pm mrs jean rumble president of york pre- sbyterial ucw was the guest speaker at the jan meeting of the ucw at the manse the worship service was conducted by mrs ethel boyd mrs don boyd and miss edith boyd impairment not alcohol stouffville albert maxwell snow 22 of r r 3 stouffville pleaded guilty in newmarket provincial court friday to a charge of impaired driving but his impairment wasnt due to alcohol consump tion on oct 5 1973 snow was driving a car on main street newmarket when he collided with a datsun stopped in front of him but according to crown evidence snow backed his car up striking another vehicle another man jumped into snows car and the two drove off he was later arrested by york regional police and taken to 19 division newmarket where he was given a breathalizer test however the test revealed no presence of alcohol in snows blood assuming that snow was under the influence of drugs police learned he had been taking prescription drugs for nerves he admitted taking several that day snow now serving a nine month definite and 12 month indefinite sentence for november tenced to concurrent drivers licence sus pended for one year snow was also remanded to march 15 for trial on two narcotics charges 50 or 5 days york region fines of 50 or five days for those convicted on possession of a narcotic charges were the order of the day jan 18 in newmarket provincial court ronald gary ash 17 of aurora pleaded guilty before judge clare morrison for possession of marijuana after police searched a stouffville residence dec 2 that revealed the drug at the time according to evidence ash refused to admit to owning the grass gregory clapperton 29 of markham was stopped by york regional police while driving his car according to crown evidence police detected a smell of burning marijuana in the mans car a plastic bag containing the drug was found in the glove compartment but clapperton also refused to admit it belonged to him what this means to you as a beneficiary from january 1st 1974 canada pension plan benefit payments will be adjusted to reach then maintain a level in line with the actual cost of living if you are receiving monthly benefits that began during the period 1967 to 1973 your benefits have been recalculated so that the amount you receive in 1974 is related to the actual increase in the cost of living over the years your benefits have been paid when you receive your january 1 974 benefit cheque you will see that it has been increased the increase in your payment will vary from 8 to 20 and will depend on the year in which your benefit first became payable in future years if living costs continue to rise you can expect further increases in your benefits based on current cost of living data what this means to you as a contributor as a contributor to the canada pension plan you are building a basic and portable retirement plan for the future and at the same time providing current protection for yourself and your dependents against the possibility of severe disability or early death in order to protect the value of your eventual benefits the canadian parliament has passed legislation which ensures that the contributions you make today will give benefits that maintain thrpurchasing power of todays wages twenty thirty or even fifty years from now when you need it to achieve this the government plans to have the earnings ceiling the maximum amount on which contributions are paid and on which benefits are calculated increased each year so that it will reach and then keep even with the average earnings of canadian industrial workers this ceiling will be raised from 560000 in 1973 to 660000 in 1974 and 740000 in 1975 this new earnings ceiling means that the years basic exemp tion the initial amount on which you do not pay contributions is changed from 60000 in 1973 to s70000 for 1974 publimedi3 inc ad no 29hw 800 lines january 1974 telex 0527172 these changes also mean that the maximum employee con tributions will increase from s9000 a year in 1973 to s10620 in 1974 your contribution is matched by your employer in the case of selfemployed persons the maximum annual contribution is increased to 21240 for 1974 as against s1 8000 last year for earnings of less than 570000 there will be no increase in contributions the change in the earnings ceiling means that the maximum retirement pension will rise from s9071 lor pensions ellective in december 1973 to s13497 lor those whose pensions will begin in december 1975 as the maximum earnings levels for the years after 1975 continue to rise so will the maximum retirement pensions in those years there will also be increases in the maximum values each year for disability and survivors benefits ii you have any questions or would like further inlorma- lion please write canada pension plan department of national health and welfare place vanler tower a ottawa ontario k1a0l1 your contributions today ensure youi protection tomorrow i department of national health and welfare urasiere de la sanfe national etdu bteivetre social marc lalonde minister i rrcrntiv spent 880 on a home food plan which was sup posed to mjpplv me with meat and other food essentials for k months the first of the si installments of food couldnt have been worth more than 30 i checked with the seller and he said that the contract id signed called tor onh 233 worth of food the balance 647 included charge for administration meat cutting packaging deliver and the salesmans commission the contract stated a lump sum of 880 for goods and sen ices is there am wav lean get out of the deal in this case the consumer protection act protects ou because the seller didnt itemize the cost of the goods tnd sen ice charges involved because of this the contract is v oid the act states that any executory contract of 50 or more has to include 1 name and address of both the seller and buvcr 2 description of goods and sen ices 3 itemized price of goods and terms of pavment 4 a statement of sceuntv if credit is involved 5 a statement of warranty or guarantees if an 6 the signatures of kith parties if a contract fails to include one of the above items it is void you should always read and understand evcty de tail for a pamphlet on the consumer pro tection act and how it helps vou the consumer write consumer bujiine ministrj of consumer and commercial relations 555 vonge street toronto ontario consumer bujune k an information service of the ontario minhtq of consumer commercial relations mardi gras feb 9 free adult skating free costume prizes best ladys costume 2500 best gents costume s2s00 best husband wife costume 2500 most humourous costume s2s00 most original costume s2500 in arena sat feb 9 830 pm mardi gras feb 9 retirement income family protection jax savings up to 4000 a year i may be deductible for income tax purposes sfrom your income if i you invest it in one lof sun life of canadas registered retirement savings plans call me for details heinz daues clu r r 3 claremont telephone 440105 sun life of canada blade or short rib roast expertly cut trimmed 1 09 blade steaks 1 rib steaks l king of all the roast prime rib of beef chime bone removed 1 braising ribs of beef low cost meal 89 boneless canadian lean juicy pot roast low low price 95 checker board farms a 1 grade turkeys one 12 14 lb avg 89 no i freezer beef quarters special price feature item christie salted sodas 49 crest tooth paste iso ml size l 09 moderne facial tissues 39 large box wash 149 js oz btl i pet powdered skim milk powder 499 10 lb box cheer powdered detergent 13 king size box- bicks dill pickles 49 zest bath bars 4 bar pkg 83 bicks sweet mixed pickles 79 oz jar mexican tomatoes cooking 39 onions 43c wellington stwest of hwy 48 ph 2943140 m