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i i 12 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 8,1982 Section Two y ; i ! 11 (Zea^^atk^ f" Afsrjy. 4eo... 7\ ------i ^C'i'/,\TEÜ I vi 1 '! * *35,000 Reward Offered for Information on B.C. Murders The Trustees of the Johnson- Bentley Trust Fund are offering offering a reward of $35,000 for information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of the Johnson- Bentley families near Clearwater, Clearwater, British Columbia, in August 1982. A $2,500 reward is also offered for information leading to the recovery of the truck and-or camper owned by the Bentleys'. The murdered victims are Robert Johnson, his wife, Jackie, their two daughters, Karen and Janet, all of West- bank, B.C., and Jackie Johnson's Johnson's parents, George and Edith Bentley, of Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, B.C. Any person in possession of information regarding the person-persons responsible for the murders z or who has information concerning the Bentley truck or camper should communicate immediately immediately with the "R.C.M.P." or nearest police authority. In August 1982, the Johnson and Bentley families went camping in the Wells Gray Park area near Clearwater, B.C. The charred remains of the six members of the Johnson-Bentley' Johnson-Bentley' families were subsequently found in the fire gutted vehicle belonging to the Johnsons'. The vehicle was located in a remote area. A massive police search was instituted by the R.C.M.P. in an attempt to locate the missing Bentley truck and camper but to date it has not been recovered. It could now be anywhere in North America. America. The Bentleys owned a 1981 Ford F250 - Camper Special - (Pick-Up) truck with front mounted spare tire. The body was silver in colour with a candy apple red roof, cab and a 20" insert down the length of the vehicle with British Col-, umbia Licence 48-36-FY. It also carried a 10.5 foot 1971 Vanguard Camper, fibreglass, gold and white in colour, with a ten foot aluminum boot on top. The serial number of the Baseline Auto Body Specialists in • Complete Collision Work on Domestic and Foreign Vehicles • Oven-baked paint finish for durability • Insurance Work FREE Estimates on all types of body and collision work. ASK US ABOUT OUR FREE COURTESY CARS Telephone 623-9131 164 Base Line Rd. E. Just east of Liberty Street, Bowmanville truck is 2FTFF25GIBCA88756. The R.C.M.P. point out that the camper and-or boat could possibly have been removed by the murderer(s). It is also a possibility the licence plates could have been switched. Anyone coming across a truck similar to the Bentleys' is asked to record the licence plate number, regardless of the province of issue, and report it immediately to the R.C.M.P. or nearest police authority. If the murderer(s) were transients, they could have travelled through the smaller rural areas to avoid detection and may have disposed of the Bentley truck in an isolated area. It too may have been set afire. • Appeal To All Hunters - Thousands of hunters will be in our wilderness areas now and should they see any truck and-or camper, burnt or otherwise, otherwise, fitting the description of the Bentley vehicle, are urged to record all pertinent information information and contact the nearest nearest R.C.M.P. Detachment or police agency. Two people still wanted for questioning in connection with the murders by the R.C.M.P. are as follows: (i) White-male, described as French speaking, 28-29 years, 175 cm (5'9"), 68 kg (150 lbs.), with shoulder length straw blond hair, a large bump on his nose (which appears natural) and a shaggy moustache. (ii) White-Male, described as French speaking, and spoke very little English, 28- 29 years, 183 cm (6'),. 100 kg (220 lbs.), with shaggy black, longer than shoulder length hair and with a black bushy beard and moustache. ' The Canadian Statesman Advertising Deadlines Display - Tues. 4:00 p.m. Classified - Tues. 12:00 noon TURKEY DURING CO-OP CHRISTMAS TURKEY DAYS Let your family enjoy a FREE Grade A Tend-R-Fresh Christmas Turkey from your local Co-operative with* the purchase of: • 6 tonnes of any CO-OP Balanced Feed, or • 2 tonnes of any CO-OP Supplement, or • 1 tonne of any CO-OP Premix, or • 600 kg of any CO-OP Mineral. * Offer Available From Monday, December 13th to Friday, December 17th, 1982. *NOTE; • Limit 2 turkeys/family • Feed must be for delivery, before Jan. 7,1983 • Minimum turkey weight 8Z> lbs. ■DURHAM FARMERS' COUNTY CO OP Taunton Rd, and Hwy. 115, Orono Telephone 983-9134 or 983-9135 (Toll RllEE In Aroa Cotlo d l 0) I -1)00-2(13-7005) DURHAM AGRICULTURAL NEWS By Rodney D. Stork, Acting Agricultural Representative Farm Assistance Program Extended: Minister of Agriculture Agriculture and Food, the 'Honorable 'Honorable Dennis Timbrell recently announced the extension of (he Ontario Farm Adjustment Assistance Program (OFAAP), for another year to run until December 31,1983. OFAAP was originally designed as a one-year program program to terminate the end of December, 1982. However, because low commodity prices and continued high interest rates persist, one year will not be enough to achieve a turn around in the financial position of many participating farmers or potential participants. participants. The OFAA Program is designed to assist those farmers who are facing financial financial difficulty in the short term. In order to qualify, you must' have an equity in your farm business of between 10 and 60 per cent, have paid 20 per cent or more of your adjusted operating costs towards principal and interest in the last 12 month fiscal period, have a value of agricultural agricultural production of $12,000 or more in the past 12 month fiscal period and show that the farm can be a viable farm unit in the future. Assistance can be provided in three forms: 1) An interest deferral for up to six months on operating line of credit. 2) An interest rebate grant of up to 5 per cent on all authorized floating rate lines of credit. 3) An additional guaranteed line of operating credit for a farmer who is faring a tight credit situation. It's so easy Participants in the 1982 OFAA Program will be able to carry on into 1983 as we understand understand it at the moment. Exact details of how that will be done have not been sent out at the present time. New participants participants will work directly with their bank and OMAF staff to develop a farm plan for the upcoming year including a cash flow statement. The OFAA Program provides provides an excellent opportunity for farmers to assess their farm business. Along with their local bank manager and OMAF staff, financial counselling counselling can be provided in a very individual way. This indepth management counselling counselling can be the key to the recovery of many farm businesses businesses currently feeling the pinch in today's economy. Further information on the Ontario Farm Adjustment Assistance Program can be obtained by contacting your bank manager or your local OMAF office. Year-End Time For Many: As we enter the month of December we realize that in many cases we are approaching approaching the end of the fiscal year for many farmers. This brings with it the need to wrap up the farm business material for another year. Are your farm records up- to-date or is everything spread all over the place with no real idea of what your income statement might look like? What type of bookkeeping system system are you using and are you making it work for you? Will you be facing an income tax situation this year and if so what can be done about it before the end of the fiscal year? How has your business performed performed this year and, more importantly, where, can improvements be made to make it stronger? These are some of the many questions that can, and should be asked at this time of year. If you can not answer these questions in a positive way, then maybe you have to take a good hard look at your record keeping methods and how you set-up your farm bookkeeping system. It is becoming increasingly evident, and rightfully so, that lending institutions will be requiring not only equity information about your business, business, but information on income and expenses past, present and future, as well as cash flow statement for the upcoming fiscal period. Without Without good initial records to work from it is very difficult to do any kind of forecasting into the future. \ Farm Tax Reduction Program Continues: The Ontario Farm Tax Reduction Program provides municipal ible farm properties in the province. The rebates equal 50 per cent of the municipal taxes levied on eligible farm assessment. 1 For 1982 there has been a major change in the program and that is that the minimum value of production in order to qualify has been raised from $5,000 to $8,000 in a normal production year. Other eligibility criteria such as residing in Ontario, 50 per cent of the taxes been paid on each property, and you own property assessed as a farm, still apply. The property must be farmed or used as part of a farming operation that produces produces farm products with a gross value of $8,000 or more in a normal production year. In 1982, as it was in 1981, the property tax rebate must be reported as taxable income on your annual income tax statement. statement. Major changes were also announced recently with regards to property tax on farmland and buildings beginning beginning in 1984. In essence, 100 per cent of the property tax on farm land and farm buildings will be rebated to the farmer. The farm house and one acre micipal tax rebates to owners of elig- Lloyd Ay re Supreme Champion Flock of land will be assessed separately separately on the same basis as similar residences in the same community. We will have further information information on these changes at a later date. Anyone requiring information on these changes information on the 1982 Property Property Tax Reduction Program, Program, can contact the Subsidies Subsidies Branch, Ministry of Municipal Municipal Affairs and Housing, 56 Wellesley Street West, 5th Floor, Toronto, M7A 2R8 or phone 965-7994. Be sure to indicate your property roll number(s) when corresponding. corresponding. Supreme Champion Flock owner all breeds at ewe, and trophy for Premier Breeder in the 1982 Royal Winter Fair and winners of the Cecil Hampshires. This flock was shown at the Montreal Stobbs Memorial Trophy, owned by Lloyd Ayre - Exposition previous to going to the Royal and won R.R. 4, Bowmanville. In the breeding classes, four out of six firsts, and Grand Champion ewe and Lloyd won four firsts, one second and one seventh Grand Champion ram. as well as a trophy for Grand Champion Hampshire ; ÈL IP Our annual Christmas Greetings edition of The Canadian Statesman and The Newcastle Independent, will be published on Wednesday, December 22nd. If your company would like to have a Christmas message in this edition, please call 623-3303 or come in to our office at 62 King Street West, Bowmanville Ottfe Canadian Statesman <2tye Newcastle Snbepmbent ? vViiiiill! i ■Slilwt M88B ipi'i» Jl'" 1 "" iiiiirfiiTiPNi' i "ji ■ r h 'iiihwi >r " '"•«! TlfflUl..