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Zurich Citizens News, 1975-06-05, Page 144 • PAGE 1.4 Benefit dance aids family Baytield Arena was almost filled to capacity on Friday evening when friends of Ken and Elane Brandon and family gathered at a Benefit Dance for them. The Brandon family had lost most of the contents of their home in a recent fire and several members of the family were hospitalized with severe burns when they miraculously escaped from their burning home. Their youngest child, little Kelly is still confined to University Hosp- ital in London, but is progressing nicely. WHITING'S Warehouse Furniture and Appliances Unlimited MAIN ST. EXETER The Place For .. . * Ccpt*yin's B ds * t3unik Beds . Bedroom Suites x Springs ttresses WE ACCEPT TRADES 25th Wedding Anniversary Richard, Donna & Wayne wish to invite friends and relatives to a Dance at the Mineridge Chalet on SATURDAY, JUNE 7 to help them celebrate the 25th Wedding Anniv-, ersary of their parents, Marge and Hubert Schilbe • ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS In line with the new intermed iate credit program introduced by the Minister of Agriculture and Food for the development and assistance of Ontario Young Farmers from the ages of 18 to 35 years, certain administrative and reorganizational changes within the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food will take place, The reorganized branch, to be known as the Rural Develop ment Branch, will serve as a central administrative focus for _ the expanded rural development activities of the Ministry. It will permit the Ministry to have all of the credit and credit oriented programmes in one branch at the Toronto head office. Conse- quently, the new Young Farmer Credit Program, the Industrial Milk Production Incentive Prog- ram, presently under the Exten- sion Branch, the Ontario Junior Farmer Establishment Loan Corp- oration Mortgage Administration and the former A.R.D.A. Branch will form the nucleus of the Branch. While the administration for the credit programs will be in the new Rural Development Branch, the counselling and farm business management advice at the County arid District level with regard to the several lending programs will continue to be the responsibility of the agricultural representatives locat- ed in each county and district. Ontario Treasurer, Darcy McKeough, introduced several bills this week. The purpose of the one bill is to make several amendments to the Municipal Tax Assistance. Act. One amend- ment would delete the clauses that provide for valuation of provincial property in municipal areas. This is no longer necess- ary because all property in Ont- ario is now assessed by,the Min- istry of Revenue under the Ass- essment Act. Under a second amendment, land acquired by * Homes Cottages * Rams Backhoe Service Rkhard Bedard CONSTRUCTION LTD. :236-4679• ZURICH Jottings by Jack from Queens Pork the province for housing projects would become liable for pay- ments in lieu of taxes. Presently such property acquired by the Ontario Land Corporation or the Ministry of Housing is exempt from these payments. Another amendment would permit the Province to make payments for sewer and waterworks charges as well as garbage rates ori its property. The bill also contains an amendment that clarifies the liability of crown agencies oper- ating telephone or telegraph systems for payments according to one of the sections of the Municipal Act. A final amend- ment would enable the Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs to make payments to municipalit- ies on behalf of other ministries and crown agencies. Two amendments were introd- uced to the Municipal Elderly Residents Assistance Act, The first amendment would establish that owners of condominium units are eligible for assistance under this act. The second amend ment would make it possible to provide assistance to the surviving spouses of former recipients who arenow deceased, as long as they meet the other necessary qualif- ications. Under the present Act, unless surviving spouses have been assessed as owners for at least one full year, they are not eligible. In response to the appointment of the special group, which inc- ludes Maxwell Henderson, form- er Auditor -General of Canada, Robert Hurlburt, President of General Foods Ltd. and $etty Kennedy, Toronto broadcaster and commentator with CFRB to review all future spending by the Provincial Government, Pat Reid, Liberal Member for Rainy River, and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, said that the appointments were "about the most hypocritical thing Mr. Davis has come up with. After a $1.6 billion deficit he is app- THURSDAY, JUNE 5; 1975 Dieting a committee." He called it pure ballyhoo." He said the decision to appoint an independ- ent committee "reflects on the Legislature as a whole. " Expend- iture should be reviewed by the Executive-- "That's what we are paying Cabinet Ministers for" and the Public Accounts Commit- tee. The Public Accounts Com- mittee meets twice a week while the Legislature is in session. Can IDB help you? 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