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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-06-27, Page 11HOLIDA $ALE Darling's CLOVERFARM Prices Effective To Closing Sat., June 29 Price Effective To Closing Sat., June 29 HURON PARK BICKS Hamburg and Hot Dog Relish 894 BERES . Peanuts Prepriced 754 $1.00 Orange Tang 4 envelope pkg. 12 oz. Jar Prepriced 464 Soft . Drinks Pepsi, Kist Gingeraie Orange, Mountain Dew $2.99 24 cans Fresh Tomatoes 39c per b per case .011•••11111111. DELSEY Toilet Tissue 2 roll pkg. 2,kg $1.00 KLEENEX Facial Tissue large boxes 2/$1.00 Bacon by the piece per Watermelons $1.19 each $1.49 $2.25 'Listerine Mouthwash 18 oz. Quick Home Permanent 433 MAIN ST. 235-1661 EXETER OPEN 7 DAYS. A WEEK r- Cadbury's Choco 2 1/2 pounds $ 1.19 Crest Toothpaste With Free Monster 99 100 ml New Johnson & Johnson Disposable Diapers Snug'Fit Tapes New Born Daytime Overnight / dire 1 40004grarea teWOZarariaariMaree A DAILY 9:00 to 9:00 SUNDAY 11:00 a.m. to 4;00 porn. 30's $1,80 24's $2.16 18's $1.91 ECG DISCOUNT • •_tY • i 4._ • liL-• •y.• •41._ 4.1AL • STEPHEN'S GRADUATING CLASS — The annual graduating exer- cises for grade eight students was held at Stephen Central school Mon- day night, Back, left, Danny Gill, Wayne Amerongen, Paul Gaiser, Mike Ondreiicka, Donald Kenney, Ricky Govers, Darryl Preszcator, Gary Brown, Dennis Pfaff, Donald Fahner, Dennis Preszcator, Brad Gibson, Mark Warren, David Webber, Robert Restemayer, Richard Webb, Brian Wilds, John Lovie and Robert Bushfielcl, Centre, Kim Ludlow, Anne Dearing, Julia Pfaff, Cindy Becker, Barbara Wein, Sandy O'Neill, Elizabeth Pertschy, Donna Glanville, Cynthia Willert, Laurie Lovie and Mary Ellen Schlenker, Front, Gloria Yolk, Patty Farr, Cathy Becker, Sherry Stade, Marilyn Ludlow, Lynda Lippert, Helen Finkbeiner, Dianne Wilds and Kathy Willard. T-A photo .1MANONIMEMOSMS:MINERtreeMaralSOME:MillMIMIMPOMiStiniNAMMARSEVAMIUMMO The final report of the select committee on land drainage was tabled in the Legislature this week. The report concluded that food production in Ontario could be doubled if agricultural land was properly drained. ' "Once water is removed the soil warms up five times as fast. Poorly drained land would take two weeks to become warm enough for germination while properly drained land would take two days, thereby extending the growing season by 12 days, In many cases this will double production," Mr. Henderson reported. If more drains will double food production one of the com- mittee's ideas will also double Government subsidies for their installation. To help farmers tile their lands it is suggesting a major change to the Tile Drainage Act, increasing from 75 percent to 90 percent the amount of 10 year loans and abandoning the 4 percent interest charge. The report of the committee also recommends that the Minister of Agriculture be given the right to petition for drains for farmers to prevent obstruction by groups of land owners who are not interested in draining the land. It also reported confusion over legal procedures of the old system of arbitrating disputes and said the province should set up a drainage appeal tribunal to hear disputes in an informal inexpensive and sympathetic manner. The committee also recom- mended that the province set up a task force or perhaps a com- mittee to investigate bringing the present 20 pieces of legislation scattered through several ministeries under a single minis try. Ontario Treasurer, John White, threatened, to take the federal government to court if it does not consider the province's 50 per- cent tax on speculative land profits to be deductible from federal corporate and income taxes. Federal Department of National Revenue officials said it is an income tax, not a tax on land, despite changes in the name made by Ontario Revenue Minister Arthur Meen for just that reason, Companies could, find them- selves paying up to 100 percent of their profits on land sales in taxes but Revenue Minister Meen has powers to refund all or some of the taxes collected in the con- fiscatory of company profits. If the Ontario tax was deductible, profits on land would be taxed from 65 percent to 80 percent which Ontario Treasurer White said is a strong deterrent to speculation but well short of confiscation of proceeds. Labour Minister, John Mac- beth, introduced a Bill amending the Workmen's Compensation Act, which will benefit those workers whose pensions have been depreciated by inflation. The amendments will provide benefits for most injured work- men presently receiving a Work- men's Compensation Board pension, The pensions 'which are presently in existence will be increased by a maximum of 60 percent on the following formula: For those persons who become eligible for disability pensions during 1973, their pensions will be increased by 4 percent. For those who become eligible for pensions in 1972, their pen- sions will be adjusted by 8 per- cent. For those who become eligible for pensions in 1971, their pen- sions will be increased by 10 percent, and for each further year a person has been eligible for disability pension prior to January 1st, 1971 that pension will be increased by an additional 2 percent per year to a maximum of a 60 percent increase. The formula will be applied to the original pension of the worker. For example, if a person was injured in 1945 the maximum 60 percent increase will apply. If thatresults in an amount in excess of the new minimum of $260.00 per month, the worker will get that increased amount, but if the figure is less than $260.00 the worker will get the $260,00 minimum. Mr. MacBeth is hopeful that the legislation will pass the House in time for it to be effective July 1st. Other changes in pensions benefits which are to be included in the Legislation are as follows; 1. The earning ceiling for the calculation of benefits will be raised to $12,000 per year from the present figure of $10,000. 2. Minimum total permanent disability pension and widow's allowance will be increased by 4 percent to $260.00 from $250.00 per month. 3. Full benefits to partially disabled injured workmen who are unable to find suitable em- ployment will not continue as long as the workman is at- tempting to find employment or accepting training which the Board may deem advisable. 4. The Bill will also deal with dependants' pensions. The requirement that the dependant's pension not exceed the deceased's earnings will be removed. This means that dependants of a deceased injured workman will not be effected by that workman's former salary, 5, The amendments will also cover the situation where a permanently total disabled pensioner dies of a cause unrelated to the injury which entitled him to that pension. The dependants of that workman will now be entitled to receive Workmen's Compensation Board Benefits as if the workman died as a result of his injury. 6, The amendments will also ensure that the pension to a permanently, totally disabled workman will never be less than the pension which would be payable to his dependants if he dies. 7. The clothing allowance for the repair or replacement of clothing worn or damaged by reason of wearing an artifietalf limb will be increased sub- stantially to reflect cost changes since these allowances were established in 1968. In order to cover the costs of these benefit changes the Minister pointed out that the assessments to industry will be increased by an average of 8 percent. Prior to these changes, average Workmen's Com- pensation assessments amounted to approximately 11/2 percent of an employer's payroll and these benefits will increase that 11/2 percent by 8 percent to ap- proximately 1.6 percent of an employer's payroll. These in- creased industry assessments will become effective January 1st, 1975. The GAINS Bill to provide a Guaranteed Annual Income for senior citizens, the blind and disabled was given second reading in the Legislature this week. It has been sent for further consideration to the Social Development Committee and then it will be returned to the house for third reading. The legislation provides a minimum income of $2600 per year for a qualifying single person and $5200 per year for a married couple where spouses qualify. The Legislature has been dealing with bills most of the Week, along with the estimates of the Ministries of Community and Social Services and Colleges and Universities, It will likely prorogue for the summer recess next week. I have had the privilege and pleasure of meeting students from several schools in the Huron Constituency over the past few weeks and I hope that their visit to the Legislature Was both educational arid enjoyable. CONTACT MILO H. WESTLAKE POR Carpentry and Home Renovations Surrounding Exeter Area Phone 235-0206 36 WILLIAM ST. EXETER paced, parea94 Ey JACK RIDDELL M.P.P.