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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1976-08-04, Page 1NO. 31—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS FIRE DAMAGES HOME—The home of Elroy and Marlene Des- jardine was severly damaged Monday night by fire,, which started in the garage and spread to the adjoining house. The back door as seen here and the roof and attic all were heavily damaged. The garage was completely gutted as was the car that was inside. (photo by T. Stover) Taxation reform The following is the brief from the Huron Federation of Agriculture 'presented to the commission for property tax reform in Ontario. Sessions were held in Goderich this week. The proposals for changes in property taxation in Ontario, as presented in the paper by the Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs. have been thoroughly studied at Committee, Directors and at membership meetings of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture. The unanimous conclusion is that the proposals are not ac- ceptable as inequities as they now exist, will not be rectified and' new inequities will be created. The rejection is based on the following points: While it is well known among those who make it their business to know, that farm subsidies are considerable lower than those for other industries, it is generally thought among the daily press, and therefore by the general public,. that farmers live on subsidies and handouts by the various levels of government. This impression will be strengthened even more if Ontario's government pays the taxes on one hundred percent of the value of farmland and buildings. We, as farmers belonging to the Huron Federation of Agriculture, are too proud to be considered welfare cases, even if we our- selves know that this is not the case. Reservation about the plan concern the right of ownership, if another party pays the taxes on property for an extended period of time, We have also a very real fear that our voice as taxpayers in our local governments will be further eroded if we don't pay our taxes ourselves. Any future govern- ment could use the taxes they hold as a weapon to make municipal government do their bidding. Never before have farmers refused to pay their fair share of the tax burden and we don't in- tend to shirk our responsibilities now. If the government pays our taxes for us, controlling trespassing would become much more difficult, as hunters and CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Counsel service in Exeter Lois Hinz replaces Elmore Boomer as Information South Huron Counsellor. The service has been renamed "South Huron Counselling Service" in order to more clearly define its pur- pose. Ms. Hinz will begin the service August 12 and will be in the committee room of Victoria and Grey Trust (rear entrance) between 9 p.m, and 5 p.m. each Thursday. She has a masters degree in social work, has had considerable experience •in personal and family counselling and will be working in Exeter under the auspices of the Ministry of Community and Social services. The counsellor might be seen either by making an appointment through South Huron Hospital 235-2700 or by corning to the committee room of Victoria and Grey Trust, Thursdays. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1976 20e PER COPY Fire causes extensive damage The fire alarm was sounded at 10:40 p.nl. on Monday night and Zurich firemen rushed to the house of Elroy and -Marlene Dcs- jardine. A blaze started in the - garage and spread to the rear and attic of their• house. Mrs. Dcsjardine said she went outside for something and noticed smoke was routing from inside the garage. When she opened the door, Mrs. Desjardine said the entric interior of the garage exploded into flames and the force pushed her back some dis- tance. The family car was in the. garage and it's tires, and several other tires quickly ignited. Flanges from the garage quick- ly engulfed the rear of the house, scorching the outside of the building severely. But it 'was the heat and the flames that reached the attic via the overhang on the south side of the house that did the most damage. Fire- men were -working to douse the fire in the garage and keep the house wet. However, smoke com- ing from under the shingles on the roof prompted firemen to go up on the roof, knock holes in the root' and light the fire from up top. Shortly before this point, the Dashwood fire truck was called in and they hooked up to another hydrant. Men were trving to salvage some clothing and furni- ture but a collapse of. something or an explosion sent everyone scurrying out of the building. Only after some time did anyone else enter the house with proper gear and air packs. When the aluminum under - hang was torn away on the south side of the house it revealed burnt timbers,. and flames which were causing the damage in the attic. When firemen could reach that area effectively with their hoses the fire seemed to be under control. There were no serious injuries reported, although one man, Ron Clark was taken to Exeter Hospit- al to be treated for smoke inhala- tion and was kept overnight for observation. HURON FLAG Bob Heil, left, and Gary Maxwell display the new flag of Huron County that is flying in front of the Hensall Town Hall. The flag was officially unveiled last Wednesday in Goderich. (photo by T. Stover) Wintario grant to minor athletics Toronto Grams totalling $3,624 have been approved for seven Huron County projects from the lirocecds of the Ontario Lottery. The amounts range from 5718 to $368. All but one of today's grants are for sports equipment as $718 is being awarded to the "Zurich Minor Athletic Association for the purchase of softball equipment .and a 5598 grant is being used by the Seaforth Girls Minor Softball League for base- ball equipment. The East Wawanosh Recrea- tion Parks and Community Centre in Bclgrave will use a $538 grant for baseball supplies while The Rotary Club of Goderich will sponsor the Huron County Playhouse road show tour of „Anne of Green Gables" with a $500 grant. 1'he Bluevalc & District Recrea- tion Association. the Seaforth House League Baseball Associa- tion and Exeter's Minor Softball League (Usborn:e Recreation Council) will use respective grants of $482. $420 and $368 to buy baseball equipment. Culture and Recreation Minis- ter Robert Welch said today's grants are part of the ongoing Share Wintario programme for the support of cultural and recrea- tion facilities. To date, the ministry has alloc- ated $46.1 million to more than 2525 groups and projects across the province.. FRIEDSBURG BEAUTIES — Marilyn Ford of Dashwood was named Miss Friedsburg 1976 Friday night. She is shown in the centre of the above picture with her Princesses Diane Ducharme and Mary Van Osch. photo. .