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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-06-06, Page 19C.. Another wining slogan This weeks safety slogan at DRMCO was created by David Fee (right) of Goderich. It was the second winning slogan Mr. Fee has submitted in the contest and he has entered every one to date. The poster;Mr. Fee wrotethe slogan for ishowed workers moving graders about the' yards at DRMCO. The slogan is: "Before you move a grader;1Keep safety first in mind, Be sure that no,one's working, Up .forward or behind'. DRMCO president Bruce Sully congratulates Mr. Fee for his efforts and presents him with a $20.00 cheque. staff photo) Riddell opposes transfer tax on land deals Huron MPP, Jack Riddell' stands opposed to certain prin- ciples of the Land Transfer Tax proposed for Ontario. He told the Legislature that anyone with anysocialPeonscience must deplore the continuous d 'escalation of the prices of land and property. He said he sup- , ported the bill in general but could not abide by all , of the terms laid out in it. Mr. Riddell told --the legislators in Queen's Park that ' it was their duty to put some, stability into the cost of housing and land so that low and moderate income families could ,afford their own home and young risen who want to take up farming could afford to purchase land for that purpose. He said that the bill as it is written now fails' to distinguish between speculators and developers. A developer, accor- ding to the Huron member, is someone who takes raw land ,and puts in water or sewage service to 'make more ser- viceable lots for the consumer. A -speculator is one who sits on • the raw land waiting"'Afor-the prices to soar or who incor- porates the transfer tax into the sale price of- the land. This ultimately will be, passed on to the consumer or the persoxi buying the house. The reason Mr. Riddell sup- ports the bill in principle is that he looks favorably an . taxing VICTORIA •VIEPO1NT __ I have, a dog She is the colour of a frog. Her name is Heather • She is light as a feather She rolls on logs Butshe's not like other dogs Heather and I jog around the block And Heather tries hard to talk My brother and I do anything -- to please her I love -my dog! —Lisa Brown If I had a fluffy puppy. I would „call her Puffy . Because she would..be1so fluffy.._ I'd teach her to dance or maybe to prance. . Because she was so fancy I'd call her Nancy I'd give her a rubber bone That rhymes with sister Joan I'd feed her soap when she rides •ire' a boat, And w ten she balks bubbles come out of her throat When I pet her fleas come out and land on my coat. —Pam Doney My dog is. rough and my.dog is tough ° ' I call him Patch because he's a match Patch can bowl like a mole He can howl like an owl My dog is a hog but he's a mighty nice dog My dog's a thief when he steals beef, My dog's old but he is bold My dog's fat like a rat He's mean but he's keen Patch drives a can but not too far. Patch likes flowers and even showers. —Cary Hickox• • the speculator who buys and sells land ' for nothing more than paperr money without ad- ding any improvements what- sover to the property. "It is this person", says Mr. Riddell, "who has driven the prices of farm land beyond the reach of young people who wish to become, producers of food." Hurbn's farmer politician pointed out that an econpmical farm unit today is considered to be in the neighbourhood of 200-250 acres. He suggested that because° the speculative price has spread beyond the boundaries of urban centres the acreage would cost ea,;round $200,000. Adding this to a con' servative fig're of $50,000 for machinery and another $25,000 worth of livestock the °price of the farm is •now up to $275,000 - $300,000. The maximum loan this young farmerecan get from the Farm Credit Corp. • is $100,000 making his ,venture $150,000 to $200,000 short of what is required to get into the farming business. "The reason for this", said Mr. Riddell,` "is that the speculator has beenbuying land farther and farther away from the utban centres and out into the country." "We wonder why the price of food. is accelerating year after year," said Mr. Riddell, "As• long as the speculator is allowed to continue his practice a of profiteex,ing then the farmers aregoing tocontinue to. exert_ .pressure on government for stabilized" prices so they meet their cost of production and hopefully make a small profit; and consumersthen are going to be faced with ever rising prices," Separate school- board okays custodian contract BY WILMA OKE The ,Hu•r.pn-Perth County Roman Catholic ,,separate school board approved a three- year contract (1974.77,)- with their'custodians at it meeting in Seaforth last weil'k. Following a board meeting that lasted about four, hours, almost half of which was in committee -of -the -whole, Michael Connolly of • R.R. 3, Kippep, chairman of the board, d Harry Hak, Seaforth, chairman° of the custodians' negotiating committee, handed the press representative at the meeting the fgltowing report: A full time custd'dian will receive an increase from $6,900 to $7,600 in the first year 1974- 75 which equals 1.1.13 per cent; second -year 1975-76 which equals 8.36 per cent; and third year 1976-77 which, equals 7.79 percent. Hospital and group in- surance was increased from 66-'43 to 75 per cent. A cost -of - living alowance is'`to be paid once annually based on the Consumer Price Index. In other business, a request ROBERTSON ROUNDUP (Intended for last week) Births 'fwinky' and Bobby Sox, two rats at Robertson Memorial School, are happy to announce the birth of their first family of nine, on May 22. They are presently, being looked after by their aunts(not ants) and• uncles in Miss Bon- th'on''s class. ` If you would like to adopt one of our friends contact a student in Room 4. On Wednesday, Mr. Currie's class visited the Goderich Pollution Control ' Plarit and Thursday, Mrs. Shaddick's class did likewise. These were interesting field trips. Also Thursday Mr,, Bogie's class visited the Ontario Hospital. We are grateful foq the kind - service .,we received on these field trips. f On Wednesday, May. 22, the Grade 8 graduation pictures were taken. These will be received at . the graduation ceremonies. Last FriTdav Mr. Hartley and Mr.- Leggatt took their classes on a field trip to Hullv.Gully. This was another worthwhile expedition. " • THE PUBLIC, ACCOUNTANTS COUNCIL from-, Mrs. Diane DeWinter, secretary of the newly formed Goderich Canadian Parent Teacher Association that the board's minutes be more available than they are at the present time, was discussed. Joseph Looby of Dublin asked what Mrs. DeWinter meant by."more available." He wondered if it might mean rather than througlrthe press. He asked if the minutes were mailed and was informed that there was a set charge per page for such copies. Mr. Connolly said he hoped to attend C.P.T.A. meeting in Goderich and would find out what the Association wanted. The board supported a request from the, newly formed Goderich Area Consumers' Association to carry out a sur- vey on school lunches of students from grades 6-13 before June 15 in Goderich and Clinton area schools. John Vintar, superintendent of education, said the Con- " sumers' Association would be making a report to the federal government. Francis Hicknell, R.R, 5, Seaforth, asked that a report should be requested for the school board. The Board granted a request for the three children of the Singh family to attend St. Joseph's 'School in Stratford beginning September"3. ,It was noted that while the family is non-Catholic it will be necessary for the children to at- tend. all classes including those . on religion. Ted Geoffrey, R.R. 2, Zurich, chairman of building and. maintenance committee, repor- ted. that '''a . recent increase' in fuel oil by Ross Scott Limited of Brucefield brought the price the board is paying presently to 16.90 cents. He said the price had started at 20.90 cents last GODERICH SIQNA.1"L0STAR, TIJtJRSDAY, JUNK 6, ` I974* 013 BA September, 1973 and • had un- dergone two ',increases. ,,Mr. Geoffrey` said a new contract will be negotiated in August for .fuel oil for next school term. Mr. Geoffrey reported on maintenance work being done at St. Aloysius and St. Ambrose Schools ' in Stratford; •$t. Patrick's School, Kinkora; St. Boniface School, Zurich; and Our I,ady of Mount Carmel, R.R. 3, Dashwood. Mr. Looby said he would like to see one teacher in each school trained in First Aid. This is to be discussed at the next„ board meeting., David Teahen, Stratford, ex- pressed his dissatisfaction with winjustice in reporting, in the ording in board meeting reports in' the London " Free Press and , in the Beacon - Herald. of Stratford." Mr Teahen said he was satisfied that it was' not the local reporter who was at fault, but in the rewriting of the ac- zilr.irits by the daily paper; Mr. Teahen referred specifically to •the last board meeting when a motion was passed to.advertise for a . supervisory officer and another motion for' a special educational consultant. He pointed out the Free Press in- correctly reported: "A proposal to appoint a supervisory officer has been approved" and the Beacon used correctly "to ad= vertiae for a. supervisory officer and a special education con- sultant" in first paragraph and in the fifth paragraph incorrec- tly used "approyed hiring" and • both ttsed incorrect headings. Howard . Shantz, Stratford, said he agreed with Teahen's complaint, and added that his request that "my name be in recorded -vote as pot supporting a supervisory officer" was not followed as neither paper men- tionedthe nthe recorded vote's. Vacuum 'Manors 'Wash.i'/Spin Orrinii• Portabl, Dryers RENT or BUY on easy; -terms. HUTCHINSON A TRADE.INS ACCEPTED 308 HURON R. 52a-783 Attention Lot: Owners fX'xv'si • G.N.C., Modular Housing Units built on your lot and foundation. $500:00 down - 15 models to choose from. ULA--GMHC, and Conventional mortgages arranged. 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Fazackerley, APA, Windsor; Vice -President, E. N. H. Wright, FCA, Toronto: Secretary. W. J. Blakely, FCA. 'Kingston; Treasurer, R. D. Mackenzie, FCA, Hamilton; Past President, H. M. Strom, FCA,• Toronto;. Member of the Executive, A. J. Black, FCA, Thunder Bay. Messrs, R. L. Ford, CA, London; J. P. • Latendresse, CA, Ottawa; B. F. Thomson, CA, Walkerton; W. J. Troop, APA', Colborne and L, D. Freedman, FCA; D. W. McKinnon, FCA; P. R. Smith, FCA: D. C. Stewart: FCA; M. S. Werger, APA, all of Toronto. All persons who practise as public accountants in Ontario rdst be licensed under The Public Ac- countancy Act and must observe the Code bf Professional Ethics laid down by Council. Any informa- tion regarding these matters ,and the penalties for non-o'T servan5e of the Act and regulations may be obtained from' Mr. C. Doughty, Registrar, The Public Accountants Council for the Province of Ontario, 45 Charles Street East, Toronto. A .SHOQPE GODERICH OPEN FRIDAY NIGHT TIL f P.M..