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The Huron Expositor, 1973-04-26, Page 11THL 'i _1 OORgIN oceostroxi,.s.EkoMPOTH, • 4-H groups meet 4 BAJ!4GlifiVr1','KELLY, DOIG & CO. Chartered AccoUntants • 476 Main St. S., EXETER 435-0120 • 4. 13, vv. REID, C.A. Ph. 527-0240: Expositor Action 'Ads In The Hospital (110iilth Unit Conference' Room, ground-floor) 1ot-the purpose of receiving the annual reports of the Bokrd of Trustees and of the officials, and to elect 'four Truestees. - The public 'is invited to attend The by-laws of Seaforth Community Hospital provide that the board of trustees shall include 12 trustees to be elect- ed by members of the hospital corporation. — MEMBERSHIP The by-laws provide with respect to members as fol- lows: (1)' The following persons shall be members upon resolut- ion of the Board; (a) A persxoanivho has donated or who donates $500.00 • in any one to the Corporation shall be a life member. (b) The president or designated officer of an association or organization' who pays the Corporation $25.00 in any year shall be ex officio a member of the Corporation for that year. (c) A person who , pays the annual membership 'fee to the Corporation in 'any year shall be a member df the Corpbration for that year. The amount of this fee 41101 be established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees. (d) Persons appointed honorary 'members shall not be ' subject tb fees. (2) .A Member who pays his fees annually shall not be en- titled to Vote at any meeting of the corporation unless his membership fee was paid in full at least thirty days prior i to the date of the meeting. • o By resolution of the 'Board the annual membership • fee has been established at one dollar. The meeting will provide an 'opportuuity for a discussion ,01 _hospital problems. Refreshments will be served following the meeting, LLOYD HOGGARTII, , Secretary NEWS OF • DaylightSaving begins onSun- day April 2Y when clocks will be turned forWard one hour. a Ronnenburg Insurance Agency ARE NOW PAYING A HIGH OF mEmoRIALs Ontario Treasurer John White has been under: heavy attack for 'the past week from the Liberal and NpP Opposit- ion because he raised the sales tax from 5 to 7. percent to partially reduce the large deficit which exists 'in the province at the present times -The 7 percent' sales tax on energy sources emerged as,the most contentious issue of the MA tantario budget. "It places the provirite-in- a 'rather precarlous position in the negotiations with Alberta on gas prices.' premier Davis fn his negotiations with Alberta Premier Lougheed endeavoured to prevent such drastic increases in the prices of gas and oil coming into this province, but in fact, he ,couldn't have been all that concerned about the problems of rising energy prices when, he allowed his treasurer to impose a '7% sales tax on energy. This coupled with the fact that Premier Davis allowed hydro rates to increase 20 percent in the past 8 months seems to.sug- gest action that is just plain hypocrisy. Jim Breithaupt, ' Liberal financial critic, opened the debate on the budget stating that there was no economic need to in- crease sales taxes. He said that federal government tax re- ductions will produce a buoyant economy - and thus would have increased Ontario's revenue at the pre-budget sales tax rate. Mr. Breithaupt said the government has consistently miscalculated its- revenues and spending during the past few years and predicted Mr. White will alSO be out on his calculat- ion that Ontario will have a de- ficit of about $400 million at the end of , this financial year. He will 'probably find in the final analysis that we have an almost balanced budget, Mr. Breithaupt said. Mr. Breithaupt said the sales tax on energy will be par- ticularly hard on senior citizens and others living on fixed in- conies at a time when the inflatg- ion rate is high. Eddie Sargeant, ' Liberal member from Grey-Bruce, has persistently asked premier Davis to table the log books of Government planes, but Mr.Davis both inside" and outside the house .. would say only that it wag allOtig siandiffe-Government policy not to table the log books, and that this policy would cohtinue.This matter came to the' front due to a comment in the' provincial Auditors report that Govern- ment planes were used to trans- port Ministers, their families, and civil servants outside, the province. Mr. Nixon and his colleagues concluded that in the light of Mr. Davis' adamant re- fusal to table the log books, Government planes are being used by ministers and their friends for purposes other than • Government business. Mr:Nixon said the refusal indicated the misuse of the planes' was flagrant and would be embaras- sing to the Government if it became pUblic knowledge. A question was asked by the Opposition to Health Minister Richard potter on what he was doing about the problem of mer- cury pollution on Indians eating contaminated fish from the Eng-, lish River system. Dr. Potter said a colmelete study has been made of the repdrt and that he would be making a statement in the House in the near future.• In the meantime the Indians are still eating mercury contaminated fish in that area. Resource Secretary Bert Lawrence announced that the Ontario Gevernment will imple- ment a $50• Million loan pro- gram to help property owners.' build dikes and breakwaters to fight the high waters in the Great Lakes region. The loan, will be made through municipal offices and repaid with property taxes over a period of up to 20 years. He said the individual loan ceiling would probably be about $20,000 repayable at the prime government Interest rate of between 6 and 7 -percent. Wednesday was the last sit- ting of the House before the Easter Weekend break and it Was unique in that it was the -first time in the history of the Ontario Legislature that• a.--bill was opposed \ on its first read- ing. When Treasurer White in- troduced the -amended Sales Tax Act for its first reading the Liberal Opposition immed- iately opposed the bill and forced a vote. The scurrying then started as the Tory Whip had to round up enough of his colleagues to get them back into their seats for a vo on the bill. After three-quar rs of an hour had tes elapsed, th . vote was taken and arty tprifsPondent Ws, 'Ken ,McKellar Mrs. John Miller presided for the Easter meeting of the Marian Ritchie Evening Auxiliary. Fol- - lowing the call to worship, 'Jesus, Keep me near the Cross' was sung. MrS. Glenn Elliott read the scripture and the meditation and prayer were given by Mrs. Miller. The roll call, 'Row 1 can make Easter more meaning- ful,' was, answered by nine members nd two V isitorsi., Thar* you notes were read from the Leprosy Mission 'for used stamps, anci from Mrs. Calder McKaig. For the topic, Mrs. Norman Harburn read story, 'Room in the Rock.' The pianist, Mrs, , Duncan Scott, played an' instru- mental, 'The Old Rugged Cross.' The study book, Too Many Mouths to Feed, was presented by Mrs. BeVerly• Taylor and Mrs. John Templeman. Topics included agriculture, birth control, and industry. Mrs. John Miller read a poem, Happiness, and the meeting closed with, the hymn, 'Christ the Lord is risen TOday'. ' W.M.S. EASTER SERVICE A pot luck dinner preceded the Easter Thankoffering meeting of Crcimarty Women's Mis- sionary Society which •was held on Good Friday afternoon. •'The president, Mrs. M. Lamond wel.- comed the guests and presided for the worship service which was taken'from the Glad Tidings. Hymns used 'throughout the service were; "0 Come and Mourn with me Awhile", "It is a thing most wonderful, Jesus. Christ is risen today:" and "The' strife is o'er;' with Mrs. R. Laing as pianist. Scriptures were read by Mrs. S. McCurdy and Mrs. James Miller with medita- ons being given by Mrs. John Jefferson and Mrs. RussellScott. The first ten verses of Matthew 28 were read in unison as was the prayer. Bonnie Norris re- ceived the offering which was dedicated by Mrs. Lamond. Three Explorers, Bonnie Norris,. Andrew and Murray Laing,' assisted by Margaret ,Laing, presented a number, from the. Explorers' Prayer Service. Andrew and Margaret Laing played' a guitar and accordian duet with the latter also playing an accordian solo. In the absence of the secre- tary, Mrs. J. Miller read the' minutes, and the, roll call was "Rejoice." Mrs. Charles Doug- las gave 'a reading, "Christ is Risen." The Sari Dance was learned with Mrs. J. Miller, mri. C. Douglas, Mrs. R. Laing, Mrs. L. Gardiner, Margaret and .Mur- ray Laing and Bonnie Norris taking part. The benediction was pronounced by Mrs. Lamond. By John D. Baker Public Relations Officer Branch 156 increases in War Veterans Allowances in the budget speech • by Finance Minister John Turner last month, were brought closer to reality on March 8 when Ve- terans . Affairs Minister Daniel J. MacDonald introduced a bill in the House of Cotnmons to amend the WVA Act. The bill, which was promptly given second reading, debated briefly and referred to theStand- ing Committee on Veterans Affairs, raises maximum mon- thly payments for married veteras to $257.21 from the present $217.61. Unmarried vete- rans wo Id receive $151.14 instead of $131.00, The Veterans Affairs Com- mittee ' endorsed the reCenni, mendations in the bill on Tues- day, March 13, thus clearing the • way for Third Reading• in the House. The quick approval given by the Parliamentary Committee, with members. of all- parties co- operating, seems to assure passage of the legislation so that it may take effect on the first of this month. There are veterans and widows who were ineligible up to this point by virtue 'of.income in excess of the present ceilings, or personal property above the current limits of $1,250 single and $2,500 married. Those who have .applied and have been turned down will be known to .the De- partment of Veterans Affairs. " Those who have not applied, and who would appear to qualify under the new provision's, should be encouraged -to do so as soon as possible after April 1. The ' National Veterans' Organizations, represented by Jean Lamy, Legion Dominion Secretary, placed' - before the 'committee recommendations for additional changes in the WVA Act namely, - (l),Itemov4 of „ the residence requirement for payment Of allowances out of Canada. ' (2) Continuation of married rates of allowances to widows or widowers with a dependent child over 21 still attending an educational establishment. (3) Acceptance of any service in the United Kingdom before November 12, 1918. Stanley Knowles, MP for Win- nipeg North Centre, pressed for Reorganization of the War Vete- rans Allowance Act to remove a number of anomalies and perhaps to include the proposals put for- ward by the Veterans' Or- ganizations, Veterans Affairs Minister MacDonald stated that he was in agreement with this suggestion and that action was under way to arrange for the Act to be fully reviewed. -- A major feature of the bill is , the removal of the limitations in regard to the payment of al- lowances to persons pining per- sonal, property in excess of $1,250 single and $2,500 married. These limits which were fixed in 1961 are ' li.nrealistic in monetary terms and discourage recipients from providing for financial emergencies. In introducing the bill Mr. MacDonald recalled some signi- ficant' improvements which have been effected in the legislation governing War Veterans Allowances and Civilian. War, Allowances since January, 1972. "On March 21, 1072," he said, "the regulations were .amended so that exempt casual earnings were not restricted to a four- month period. "On May 15, 1972, legisla- tion was approved which ex— empted cost-of-living increases in OAS and GIS payments in the amount of $15 for single war allowance recipients and $30 for married recipients. "On May 19,- 1972, the War Veterans 'Allowance Act. was-a- ttended to. provide for escalatioh of the rates and ceilings effect- ive January 1, 1972, and on Jan- .uary 4 of each' succeeding year, ,in acCordance with: increases, in' the consumer price index. "On November 9, 1972, the regulation was removed which assessed as income for war ve- terans allowance and civilianwar allowances 'purposes,, a percent- age of the value of a home in: excess of $10,000. "Finally, the war veterans al- lOyvance and civilian war allo*- apces rates , and ceilings which were in effect on December 31, 1971, have since been improved by $10 per month for single and. re- cipients. ,, per for married The new bill would increase the rates and ceiings by $20.14 single and $39.60 married. This provides 'a total Increase of $ 30.14 or 24.8 percent, single and$56,.21 or 27.8 percent, married, since December 31,. 1971. •• The orphan rates have similarly been in- creased by more than 24 percent during this 15-month period. Mr.-MacDonald said the pro- posed irtdrea:les alloWances represented' an atfempt to treat veterans in, a "fair and just man- ner." He told the Commons that veterans merit special concern for risking their lives for their country in wartime. , "I am especially pleased and proud to speak to this bill be- cause, although rates and ceil- ings, casual earnings and permissible property values have changed many times' since the War Veterans Allowance Act was passed in 1930, this is the first time a bill has been introduced in this House whicli proposes the complete removal of the Ulnas on personal property, This ,will mean that war veterans allowan- ces will, as of Affil 1, 1973, change from a means tested pro- gram to a modified income tested program." 'COMING EVENTS Friday, April 27th. Bingo as usual at the Legion Hall. Thursday, May 3rd. Executive meeting at 8;30 p.m. NOTE Thiirsday, May 10th. General meeting and election-of officers. For the musical part of the meeting Lorne Lawson con- tributed two numbers on the mouth organ "How Great Tfiou Art" and "Amazing Grace". The offering was received by Miss Janet Cluff and Mrs. Van Rooij- en and was dedicated by Miss Jean Scott. • Mrs. Wm. Waddell introduced the guest speaker, Rev. Dwight Patterson from Bethel Church in Egmondville, who showed slides of the Holy Land, from a trip he and his wife and several other people from town had taken. Courtesy remarks were given by Mrs. Reg, Kerslake. Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of SEAFORTH COMMUNITY .-HOSPITAL will be held Tuesday,.May, .15th; 1973 at 8 p.m. • FOR TRUST CERTIFICATES MONKTON, PHONE 347-2241 BRUSSELS-OFFICE • OPEN: Tuesdays and Fridays, PHONE 887-6663 Loons on homes,. forms„ lots, cottages, ' commercial buildings. Money for home improvements, consolidation of bilk, in tact for any pur- pose. Write or telephone 'Collect to 10 nm. today. 24- hour Focal service. Prompt Investment Corp., 330 Boy St., Toronto 1-416-366- 9586. Eves. 1416-2394913. MONEY FOR HOME OWNERS 2nd and 3rd Mortgages Easy, quick approvals BORROW WHAT YOU NEED $2,000 to $100,000 PAYMENTS YOU CAN AFFORD Is tllis trip really . necessary. Not with a Butler silage distributor-unloader on the job! Fast feeding and less climbing is what you get with a Butler silage distributormunloader Butleroworks so you can farm. YOU CAN COUNT ON US strange as it may seem, Scitpe Government members refusedlo' ' enter the house as they; opposed the tax increase and wished to abstain from voting on the bill. , One of the Tories in the house that day stood up with the op- position to oppose the act. John White, seeing that he is lacking support from many of hi s own colleagues, indicated later that he would have to spend some time over the weekend contem- plating his next move. It was suggested that John White con- sult with the other ministers in Government for, not- only does Bill Stewart, Minister of Agri- culture, argue that the energy tax puts farmers at' an unfair disadvantage, but Tom Wells, minister of education, knows that school boards will also be at a disadvantage in that they are already operating under• imposed budget ceilings with no allowance being made for the tax on energy. This tax alone amounts to $,18,000 that the Huron County Board of Education must set aside in its budget. This•amount will no doubt exceed the additional revenue that the government will be turning, over to the Board. The Boards, as yet, have not been informed as to what their individaal grants will be. As a• matter of interest the resolutions which I submitted to the-Liberal Caucus in °oder- ich prior .to the by-election in Huron, were accepted in theire0JA entirety by the Liberal party of Ontario at' their convention • in Ottawa last weekend: These resolutions read as follows: , , 1) The Liberal Party of Ontario reaffirmed its opposit- ion to Regional Government plans proposed for Huron County: 2) The Liberal Party of Ontario opposes the replacement of adequate local services with regional services, and will fight to • 'preserve local institutions such as hospitals, and , will fight for a person's right to file 'an assessment appeal in his or her own County. The Liberal party recognizes, of course, that ' some services must be on a regional basis such as ;ienty•Plarining. 'ffberal GOVernMerit of ontarfo will put a freeze on all bed and/pr staff reductions in hospitalsr of less than 125 beds Brucefield Correspondent Mrs. Hugh Berry Mr. and Mrs. Crowe and .daughter, Brantford spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. John Moffatt: • Mr. and Mrs. Win. Burdge and Darlene and Angus visited with Mr. Fred Burdge and Rick over Easter. Mr. and Mrs. A. Cribbons, Toronto spent Easter with their mother , Mrs. Sholdice and sis- ter, Mrs. A. Pater'son. Miss Margaret McQueen sold her house to Mr. and Mrs. Rad- ford, Clinton. Congratulations are in order for Mr. and Mrs. Gregor McGregor who celebrated their 50th anniversary on Saturday April' 21st. Mr. and/ Mrs. L. Sager and family visited over the weekend with friends at 13eilville. Guests with Mrs. Berry for Easter were Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Smiley, Erin, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McCulla and family, Breslau, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Smith, Blue- vale. Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Elliott, London. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Peter- son .and Karen, Sarnia, spent Easter with Mr, and Mrs. John Henderson and Gordon. Mr. and Mrs. w. Jackson visited over Easter with friends at London and Belmont. The Thankoffering meeting of the W.M.S. and Barbara, Kirk- man Auxiliary of First' Church was held in the schoolroom with an attendance of over 100 ladies from Brucefield, Egmondville, St. James' Church, Northside and First Church. In the absence of Mrs. Keith Sharp, Mrs. R.' S. Habkirk pre- sided and opened the 'meeting with a poem* "Just for -Today", led in prayer and welcomed the guests. Miss Bess Grieve read the .scripture lesson from the Book of St. John and Miss Jennie Hogg led in prayer. VIIMS and Barbara Kirkman hold Thankoffering Meeting VANASTRA "WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL" "The Only Franchised BUTLER DEALER in Huron County" Manufacturers of fully spindled hog pen panel ARCHER FARM SALES & SERVICE 482-9167 T. PRYDE & SON LTD. Announce property transfers Recent property transfers made through the real estate of- fice of Joseph McConnell, Real- tor, include: ' The residence of John Price, Jarvis St. S., to Paul Matthews, Seaforth. The new house on Jarvis St., owned by R. S. Box, to David W. Reynolds, Dorchester. - The • residence of •Donald Scrimgeour, John Street, toGary Betties-, Seaforth. The David Lemon estate hbuse, James Street, to Larry Horne, Clinton. SENSATIONAL SEWERS Seaforth V Sensational Sewers met at the home of Wendy Dor- ssers when Linda Guicfielaar gave the minutes and the mem- bers discussed Achievement Day and Mrs. VanDoornik reviewed samples. Mrs. Coleman dis- cussed the notes with the mem- bers. SEAFORTH 1V Seaforth IV met at the home of Mrs. John Jansen. The title name "Seaforth Sporting Stitch- ettes" was were and hand out sheets were filled. It was agreed to have two more work meetings to practice the fashion show for Achievement Day. SEAPORTH 1 '„'The Sewers of guideboard swamp'' met at .Mrs. Elliot's home on April 18th. "Sports- wear for all Seasons" was greed on for the Club Exhibit for Achievement Day and the 8:41orth Fall Fair. Pam De- groot demonstrated the sleeve edge and we all did an example of the Tailor's hem. Mary Lou Degroot t ked Mrs. Elliot fbr th of her home . EGMONDVILLE 11 Egmondville 11 met at Eg- gert's on April 16. Diane Nigh was absent but Marforie Jansen read' the minutes and members and leaders discussed plans far the fashion show on Achievement Day. Mrs. Eggert discuSsed put= ting in zipper' and then'MarrVari Dyke continued the meeting by demonstrating how to 104 an elastic. Ph one 235-0620 Main St., Exeter MONUMENTS • MARKERS • INSCRIPTIONS Contact Jack Pryde: Office 235-0620 or Home 235-1384 Order Now For Delivery As Soon As Possible In The Spring DISPLAYS ALSO IN GODERICH, CLINTON and SFAFORTH "OUR BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 1919"