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Clinton News-Record, 1973-04-26, Page 1010,-,.CLINTON tilEWS-FlEPOIRP, 'THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1013 o- Sy Jcfie iddet1, .11;1ron MPP FANIAMIC! ELECTROTIOME Electrohome Comet 20" Black and White Portable TV is just perfect for the den or rec room. It features a 20" direct vision tube, M-4 transformer powered chassis, dipole antenna and attractive walnut vinyl finish. A fantastic value at only $ 19995 SEE IT . NOW AT GALBRAITH TV "Your Color Service Dealer" Car. Albert & Rattenbury Sts. CLINTON 482- 3841 ...•111111111111r Hi there: Have you ever wondered what the Kelfee House in Clinton is all about? Come on up on Saturday night, Aprll 28 at 8 p.m. A singing group "THE JOYFUL SOUND" from Waterloo will be Joining us and we'd like to know what YOU think of the oNg FOR ALL KOFFEE HOUSE located above :Eaton's on the main street of CHM, toe. 4.11011011111111111111111111111111 1111111111.11111111111.111.1111MMEM Entrants in the Bayfield Lions aully-Gully Canoe Race last Sunday make last minute,. preparations before takeoff on the 12 mile route. Despite bad weather and a low river, ail entrants managed to finish. The Lions are planning another race next year. (News-Record photo) From FAIRHOLME DAIRY Limited Effective Monday, April 30, we will distribute Maple Lane Dairy Products. Fairholme Dairy Ltd. will remain a locally owned company. The trucks, the delivery men, the courteous service will remain the same. Only the packages of the product has changed. A COMPLETE LINE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS UNDER THE FAMILIAR MAPLE LANE "QUALITY CHECI(D" LABEL • Homrs Milk Buttermilk • Half and Half Cream • Orange Julte • 2% Guernsey Gold • Chocolate • Grapefruit Juice * Skim Milk • All Purpose (Whip) Cream The new 10411131d Poet Office is nearing completion as worktrien,iready the structure for OK; brldIdayers Mit week. The building will be ready sometime In May. (News-lieddrd photo) Kippen east.. WI install 1973 offieers Ontario Treasurer John White has been under heavy at- tack for the past week from the Liberal and NP? Opposition 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 time. The 7 percent sales tax on energy sources emerged as the 'most conten- tious issue of the 1973 Ontario budget. It places the province in a rather precarious position in the negotiations with Alberta on gas prices. Premier Davis in his negotiations with Alberta Premier Lougheed •en- deavoured 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 con- cerned about the problems of rising energy prices when he allowed this treasurer to im- pose 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 suggest 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 increase sales taxes. He said that federal government tax reductions 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 calculation that Ontario will have a deficit of about $400 million at the end of this finan- cial 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- comes, at a time when the, in- 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 was a long standing Govern- ment policy not to table the log books, and that this policy would continue. This matter came to the front due to a com- ment in the provincial Auditors report that Government planes were used to transport ministers, their families, and civil servants outside the province. Mr. Nixon and his colleagues concluded that in the light of Mr. Davis' adamant refusal 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 in- dicated the misuse of the planes was flagrant and would be embarassing to the Govern- ment 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 mercury pollution on Indians eating contaminated fish from the English River system, Dr. Potter said a complete study has been made of the report and that he would be making a statement in the House in the near future, In the meantime the Indians are still eating mer- cury contaminated fish in that area. Resource Secretary Bert Lawrence announced that the Ontario Government will im- plement a, $50 million loan program to help property owners build dikes and break- waters 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 bet- ween 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 reading. When Treasurer White introduced the amended Sales Tax Act for its first reading the Liberal Opposition im- mediately 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 vote on . the bill. After three-quarters of an hour had elapsed, the vote was taken and strange as it may seem, some Government members refused to 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 his 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 Agriculture 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 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 individual grants will be, As a matter of interest the resolutions which I submitted to the Liberal Caucus in Goderich prior to the by- election' in Huron, were accep- ted in their entirety by the Liberal Party of Ontario at their convention in Ottawa last weekend. These resolutions read as follows; The Liberal Party of Ontario reaffirmed its opposition to Regional Government plans proposed for Huron County, 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, P,U.C.'s 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 County Planning. The Liberal Goverhment of Ontario will put a freeze on all bed and/or staff reductions in hospitals of less than 125 beds. . BY RENA CALDWELL Mrs. M, Connolly was in- stalled for a second year as president of Kippers East W. 1. at the annual meeting' held at the home of Mrs, E. Whitehouse on April 18, Mrs, Jack Sinclair conducted the election and installation of officers as follows: honory President, Mrs. Robert Bell; president, Mrs. M. Connolly; first vice-president, Mrs. Al Hoggarth; second vice-. president, Mrs. R. Kinsman; secretary, Mrs. Vern Alderdice; treasurer, Mrs, Robert Bell; district director, Mrs. R. Bell; alternate district director, Mrs. James Drummond; public relations officer, Mrs. James Drummond; branch directors, Mrs. E. Whitehouse, Mrs, Hugh Parsons, Mrs, Glen Bell; agriculture and canadian in- dustries, Mrs. R. Caldwell, Mrs. E. Whitehouse; citizenship Hensall news By Joyce Pepper A good crowd was present for the Easter Service of Worship in Hensall United Church on Sunday morning. The choir under the leader- ship of Mrs. Turkheim sang two anthems, and Rev, Don Beck ehose•as„,his sermon topic "The news of the Day". REBEKAH LODGE The regular meeting of the Amber Rebekah Lodge was held last Wednesday evening in the Lodge rooms with N.G. Mrs. Irene Blackwell presiding and assisted by V.G, Mrs. Aldeen Volland. The special guest D.D.P. Mrs, Margaret Sharp was presented by P.N.G. Mrs. Maggie Camp- bell and welcomed in the usual manner as well as one other visitor from Seaforth Mrs, An- nie Malcolm. The V.G. repor- ted having sent a sympathy card and a number of get well cards. Final plans were made to have a booth at the house sale, of Mrs. McBeath last Saturday, which was reported to have been a success. About 12 members of the Lodge, plan to go by. bua to At- woctd_en ,AptiL 27. to _attend...the Lodge's 25th birthday party there. The semi-annual financial report was given by the treasurer, Mrs. Dorothy Cor- bett, Happy birthday wishes were sung to two of the mem- bers. The D.D.P. Mrs. Sharp chose as her topic "Love", and also read a short poem. The District meeting, which was held last Wednesday after- noon in Seaforth, was reported on by Mrs. Maggie Campbell, and Mrs. Mary Gregg of Clin- ton was nominated as, D.D.P. for the coming term of 1973-74 at that time. After the meeting a social hour was enjoyed in the lower hall with the committee in charge serving lunch. PERSONALS ^ Charles Mickle, Hamilton, and Mr. and Mrs. Brian Collins, Kitchener, spent the weekend with their mother Mrs. Laird Mickle. Mr. and Mrs. William Mickle, Pamela, Judith and John, Charles Mickle, Hamilton, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Mickle, London, Mr. and Mrs. Brian Collins, Kitchener, Mrs. Florence Joynt and Mrs. Laird Mickle were dinner guests Easter Sunday with the latteA daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Ross MacMillan and family in Waterloo, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Elder, son John and friend Miss Cheryl Collins, all of Kingsville visited over the Easter weekend with Mrs. R.M. Peck. and world affairs, Mrs, Alex McGregor, Mrs. Grant IvIcLean;i education and cultural activities, Mrs. Cecil Pullman, Mrs. Campbell Eyre; family and consumer affairs, Mrs, Al Hoggarth, Mrs, James Chalmers; resolutions, Mrs, Dave Triebner; curator, Mrs, John Sinclair; sunshine, Mrs. Wm. Bell; sewing, Mrs. Alex McGregor; pianist, Mrs, Ross Broadfoot; assistant pianist, Mrs, R. Kinsman; auditors, Mrs. Charles Eyre and Mrs. Stewart Pepper. Reports indicated the programs had been varied, and were educational as well as humorous, Members answered the roll call with a "Farm Safety Hint" stating that people should use common sense, don't be in a ,hurry, wear ear protectors, use safety shields; no smoking in or around buildings, The donation to the Society for the Mentally Retarded will be added to the district friends and the programs for next year will be put in booklet form along with the rest of the were etosoglod tgon Bunnycakes t Die ds rrstircpikereot.tcseewe Bundle. Winners of the cakes were Mrs, J. Sinclair, Mrs. Cecil Pullman, Mrs. Vern Alderdice. Delegates to the District Annual will be Mrs. M. Connolly, Mrs. R. Bell, Mrs. R. Kinsman, Slidea.of last years W, I. Ac- tivities were shown by Mrs, Vern Alderdice and a donation was made to Pennies for Frien- dship. There was a sale of plants, bulbs and seeds, Mrs. R. Kinsman contributed, several piano selections. Mrs. E. Whitehouse was hostess and her co-hostess was Mrs, R. Bell, Mrs. Cecil Pullman and her committee served lunch. The meeting was chaired by Mrs. M. Connolly and Mrs. R. Bell gave her report of the District Board Meeting. The District Annual is May 16 at Caven Presbyterian Church Exeter, Members are asked to bring cake recipes to the next meeting, 4-H CLUB The eighth meeting of the Kippen II "Super Sports' Stars"' was held on April 12 at 7 p.m, at the home of Mrs, Grant McGregor. The meeting opened with the 4-H pledge, reading of the minutes of the last meeting and .appointment of Jill McLellan as secretary, Books are to be in to Mrs. McGregor by May 5. Work was done on the Fashion Show, and exhibit, Another meeting was held April 16 at the home' of Mrs. McGregor. lICIfit .") )3 KII19 DMA 1;3111 that they;erVali.e'ady operating flationa rate is high. T-:r,t at4a.affilijAat'aqyeetWiffilgs Eddie Sargeant, Liberal - FO CLINTON AND AREA SOMETHING