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Off^r Tax Asststahce l\isi>A-*;v;«>;%>>» **»«»»ti«« Free tax assistance is available in Oswego to area taxpayers who are confused about filling out a tax return or who cannot afford to pay for professional assistance. Accounting students at the SUNY College at Oswego will again offer income tax assistance under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program spon- sored by the Internal Revenue Service. VITA assistance will be. available until April 14, except for the period from March 6 to 16, at two locations: Monday and Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Oswego Public Library and Tuesday from 6:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Swetman Hall on the college campus. VITA assists taxpayers with forms 1040A, 104EZ and the basic form 1040, including exemptions, deductions and special credits for which some taxpayers may be etigible. Taxpayers interested in free tax help should bring their tax packages, W-2 forms, interest statements and other pertinent tax documents to the VITA center. Daffodil Festival Throw off the winter blues and join the American Cancer Society's Daffodil Festival March 31-April 3. Chairperson for this annual flower extravaganza is Jeff Stone of Mexico. Oswego County will be blanketed by 25,000 fresh daffodils as volunteers give the spring flowers in ex- change for donations to the American Cancer Society\ Stone explained. A minimum donation of $4 per bunch of ten is asked. Pre-sale orders are being taken at the American Cancer Society Office at 225 West First Street At West Oneida, Oswego, N.Y. 13126, 315/343-1421. The daffodil Festival raises f funds for the Society's programs of cancer research, education and service to cancer patients and their families. \Last year $6,000 was raised and we hope to exceed that amount with our 1987 goal of $10,000,\ Stone said. Ti anner times Published every Monday by North Country Publications, Iqc. 7590 Jefferson St., Pulaski, N.Y. 13l42:V ,\;•'/•.\ General Manager Brenda P. Smith Editor Brenda Potter Circulation Manager Jean Mills Advertising Manager Leslie Harding Northern Democrat Est. 1850 - Pulaski Democrat Est. 1853 - Sandy Creek News Est. 1871 - Sandy Creek Times Est. 1862. Subscription Rates: Local $8.00 per year, sue months $5.00 outside of Oswego and Jefferson Counties $9.(Xh MAIL TO: BANNER TIMES, P.O. Box 207, Pulaski, N.Y. 13142. Telephone (315) 298-5176. Second Class Postage paid at Pulaski, N.Y. 13142. Postmaster: Please send Form 3749, Change of Address to: Banner Times, P.O. Box 207, Pulaski, N.Y. 13142. Telephone (315) 298-5176 ADVERTISING STANDARDS The greatest asset any newspaper has is the con- fidence of its readers in the believability of the contents of its news and advertising columns. Truth and good taste in advertising serve the reader and the advertiser equally well. No advertising is knowingly published in the Banner Times that is false, deceptive or misleading or which would reflect unfavorably on any individual, group, organization, business, profession, race, creed or religion. The Banner Times will not assume any financial responsibility for failure to publish a display or classified ad or for typographical errors except to the extent of credit for that part of the ad which was in error, errors must be brought to the attention of the newspaper no later than 3 days following publication. MEMBER NEW YORK STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION It Wonders Me By Charles Hummel Monday;'February 23, 1987*''BSnn&fr'Tiim&^&^S,y V. It wonders me if we realize that all the good things which have been done in the last fifty years may not all have been good for our children? This is a paradox that few of us wanted when we supported the studies and ac- complishments of the people who worked in the fields of nutrition, better farming practices and new cures in medicine. All of this helping our children grow up with healthy bodies and to live a long life. There are several popular and widely read magazines, appearing regularly, that devote many pages to new and appealing receipts especially designed to attract our children and those whom we may prefer to call young people. Now, why do I mention this? Because the healthful diets and attractively cooked foods has caused our youth to develop too fast so that early pregnancies are a con- stant fear where there are children. So, what to do? I wrote about this fact of life several years ago, but I think that it is worth repeating. The much more healthy food has easily caused our young people to reach sexual maturity at a much earlier age. A study made several years ago, and not rejected by present day researchers, found that pregnancies may come to girls as early as at twelve years of age. Whereas a hundred years ago, the population averaged out at eighteen years of age for the ft«t nreanancv., The researchers asked themselves why this advance in early pregnancy had oc- cured? Their only conclusion was that better foods, its wider distribution, and the real push to have a balanced diet, all helped to bring this •f'MIIIJW SOCIAL SECURITY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q. My wife recently died, and I know I'm not entitled to a monthly Social Security survivors benefit because of my earnings and age but am I entitled to anything right now? A. A lump-sum death payments of $255 may be made on your wife's earnings record if she was covered under Social Security. This is a one-time payment and is paid in addition to any monthly survivors benefit that may be due now or in the future. Q. My husband and I get an SSI check of $504 a month. We live in a $200-a-month apartment now, but have a chance to move into an apartment in a Federal housing program and pay only $125 a month. If we move, will our SSI check be reduced? A. No, there won't be any effect on your SSI check. sexual phenomenon about. There is a truism that the pupils, who study the subject of physics, are asked to learn. It is that for every action there is an equal and contrary reaction. This should not be con- strued as a call to abandon healthful diets or the colorful and well written articles in the magazines. But we should accept the consequences of training our youth to eat, and enjoy, a better diet. If we don't blame our youth for developing sexual maturity at an age, much too early for them to handle their apparent needs, what do we do next? This puts us right back to a more serious job of training them to recognize their physical changes and to • accept the moral teaching of parents and community groups. What else is there? Copyright-1987 Reach Milestone The Selective Service System has announced that men who will reach their 26 birthday in 1987 are reaching an im- portant milestone. Beginning on January 1, 1987, men who were required to register with Selective Service in 1981 will be turning 26. Selective Service does not have the authority to accept registrations after age 26. By failing to register before turning 26, a young man will have permanently forfeited J}is right to certain benefits including federal student aid, job training and federal employment. In addition to these federal benefits, some states require registration for state student aid, entrance to a state supported college or university, state employment and permission to practice law. Many of the 25-year-olds who have still not registered may be unaware of the requirement or do not un- derstand the importance of the obligation to register. Some may even have served in the military but failed to register either before entering the armed forces or after leaving active duty. Others may have been in- stitutionalized or in- carcerated at the time of their 18 birthday and not realized that they were required to register if released prior to age 26. For those men born in 1961 who have registered, 1987 also marks the year that ends their eligibility for Selection for induction under present law should tnsre be a return to the draft. Over 17 million men, age 18 through 25 have registered with Selective Service since registration was reinstituted in 1980. These men comprise over 97 percent of those required to register. Men age 18 to 25 who have not yet registered still have a chance to avoid risk of prosecution and loss of benefits by registering promptly at any local Post Office. Failure to register is a felony punishable by a fine of up to $250,000, up to 5 years in jail, or both. JADML i/uL OhchivQA By Marie K. Parsons From The Files Of The SANDY CRKKK NEWS 100 YEARS AGO-FEBRUARY 17,1887 Mrs. Deborah Bennett of Salisbury street fell and fractured her hip last week. [Mrs. Bennett was the widow of John Bennett who lived most of his life in the \Scripture District\ - the neighborhood of today's Miller Road - Fraser Road in- tersection. Mrs. Bennett's father was William Woodruff and her childhood home was the former Clarence Upton far- mhouse, now the Alec and Pat Brown home on Center Road.] Mrs. Thomas Hurd, Mr. Henry Stevens'sister, returned to her home in Illinois this week, accompanied by Misses Mary Harding and Anna Hagan. Miss Hagan goes west to visit her sister Mrs. Latham. [The Stevens' homestead was the former William Bumpusfamon the Orwell Road. Mr. Stevens was a pioneer American breeder ofHolstein-Friesian dairy cattle.] The strawberry growers perfected an organization at the meeting held at O.R. Earl's bank Saturday. JoelMorey was chosen president, andD.E. Wilds secretary; D.E. Wilds, M.F. Hadley and Merritt Widrig are a committee for negotiating sales, and Chas. Leonard [Learned] to see to filling and packing the ice house for use of the association. [At least three large commercial strawberry beds are still a part of the local agricultural scene, maintained by the Fravor, Grey and Kersey families.] 75 YEARS AGO-FEBRUARY 22,1912 Clinton Smith was on hand Monday morning when the post office opened in order to be the first depositor in the local postal savings bank. [We believe this is our own \Tink\ Smith who is still very much with us.] Trains are very badly delayed today. Only the early train from Watertown reached here this morning and last evening's train from the south had not arrived this afternoon. No trains will arrive over the Syracuse line. On the Rome line, a train is stalled at Williamstown and to the north the ten o'clock train is still at Philadelphia. [Guess what kind of weather that wast] ADV. - Hupmobik 5-passenger touring car, guaranteed for l\fe; price $900 F. O.B. Detroit. Mexico Motor Car and Supply Co., Tad W. Harding, local representative. [Father of Dolly Harding Blount.] The funeral of C. W* Jamerson has been postponed owning to the severe storm prevailing goday, till Friday. [The great- grandfather of WUl Jones of Lake Street A few days before, Mr. Jamerson's son, Earl, had ridden home from high school with his close friend, Floyd Kent, in the midst of a similiar storm, which did not faze their youthful spirits one bit Earl did not go back to school again, but took over the operation of the family farm, opposite the east end of the Upton Road.] 50 YEARS AGO-FEBRUARY 18,1937 The sentences of Charles A. Waterbury and Henry H. Stevens who were to have died in the electric chair tonight for the murder of Charles M. Salisbury of Lacona [During Waterbury and Stevens' attempted holdup of Lacona National Bank.] Were commuted Tuesday to life im- prisonment by Governor Herbert H. Lehman. Many farmers in this locality are filling their ice houses this week. [Relatively few farmers at this time had electrical service, including milk coolers - now tanks for use in warm weather.] Pre-first Grade: Patsy Warner is absent because of whooping cough... Last Thursday, Patty Tanner and Victor Widrig furnished a special treat - Chocolate candy hearts and sugar- coated cookies. Mrs. Alice [\Allie\] Husband Eely, for 20years a primary teacher in the local school system, died at her home this morning, after suffering a coronary thombosis. At the time of her retirement in June, 1925, she had been a teacher of 35 and one-half years. She was a graduate of the Sandy Creek training class. She needs no monument to perpetuate the record of her service... \In all the good her boys shall do, .In all the charms her girls may own, This noble soul shall live anew, And have her lovely influence shown; She has, in all their service true, A richer monument than stone.\ 25 YEARS AGO-FEBRUARY 22,1962 .Dairy farmers in New York State will be paid a uniform rate of$4.34 per hundredweight for their January milk. .Sandy Creek News editor William J. Potter recently attended the New York Press Association convention in Syracuse where he accepted a certificate jor second prize in the General Excellance contest. The NEWS scored highest for advertising and typorgraphy among the eleven weekly papers of less than 2,000 circulation, the judge commenting also that, \The strength of this paper is in its news coverage... with 50 percent to 100 percent more news than most of the other papers.\ - : With a tremendous 72-64 victory Friday night over Adams Center, the Sandy Creek Comets became the first local basketball team in ten years to win the Oswego-Jefferson League championship. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Spath of Pulaski have announced the engagement of their daughter, Ruthann, to John F. Tanner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Tanner of Lacona.
