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The Brussels Post, 1972-04-05, Page 4• • to Pt' 'skim pm with central electric air conditioning Don4 let thp hot days of summer slow down your get-up-and-go, Stay fresh as a daisy all year long by creating the freshness of spring in your home. Complete comfort control isn't far away, if you already have a forced air heating system. Just add a central electric cooling unit, with electronic filter and humidity control. You can then enjoy your own custom climate with comfortably cool, clean air in every room. Total year-round comfort is well within your reach, if you think electrically; and there's even a Hydro Finance Plan to help you get started. Call your Hydro, and find out how the joys of spring can be with you every day of the year! your hydro ACI-4250A 4 • • News, of Cranbrook Cranbrook welcomes Easter visitors WS.. Mac Engel Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bradshaw and, family left on Thursday for their new home near Rocky Moun- tain House, Alberta. Young people home for Eas- ter included Carman. Fischer, Leslie Perrie and Miss Marie Veitch. W.M.S. MEET The March meeting of the Evening Group of the W.M.S. was held at the home of the pres- ident, Mrs. Stewart Steiss. Mrs. Steiss. opened the meeting with a poem "The Hour of Jesus Death". Mrs. Stuart Stevenson read "Early in the Morning" and led in prayer. " When I survey the wondrous cross" was sung and the Scripture Mark 14: was from "Good news for Modern man". In the Cross of Christ I glory" was sung and Mrs. Stevenson gay.0 the topic, read- ing “Easter and Spring'? and exPlainging the Lenten season, Maundy Thursday, and Good Fri- day. Good Friday was the darkest day of the year, She told of the ways this season was kept in countries. Rev. Donald McGinues, Ridgetown conducted the service in. Knox Presbyterian, on Easter Sunday. The Junior choir sang "The Old Rugged ,Cross' with Mrs, Stewart Steiss presiding at the organ. Holy Communion will be ob- served on April 9 at 1:30 p.m. with the interim moderator, Rev. W. J. Murray, Mitchell. in charge. Miss Margaret Russell, Lis- towel, will show her pictures On the Holy Land next Sunday evening. This is a special W.M.S. meeting And it. is, hoped that many will attend .0.110 it will be of interest to both parents and children. MrS. Lylle Gordon and Mrs, Elwood,. Roe, Atwopd spent spy, eral days in wasbtrigton. mehria, Becker is home. from Listowel Hospital Where he spent ten daYs. Recent visitors With Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Streickler and Lorne were Mrs., Shireman, Bright, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Adams, Menkto4 and Mr. and. Mrs. John Vanassa London. WEEKLY SALE BRUSSELS STOCKYARDS LTD. EVERY FRIDAY AT 12 NOON Brussels Centennial Celebrations, June 29th to July 3rd Phone 887.6461 ' Brussels, Chtt CASCADE 40 SOLD and INSTALLED by GO-RDON WORKMAN PLUMBING BEATING' BRUSSELS 5,1972 Report From aveens.. Park by Murray Gaunt„M.P,P. The big news in the Legis- lature this week was the Budget brought down by Provincial Treasurer Darcy McKeough, in which drivers, drinkers and smokers appear to be the hardest hit. The Government plans to spend $5.051 billion this year, up from $4.836 billion in 1971-72. It is expected to take in $4.454 billion in taxes, fees and other revenues, up from $4.183 billion a year ago. The budgetary def- icit will be $597 million. To raise as much revenue as possible, and yet keep the deficit below $600 million, while at the same time providing a budget that was "expansionary and progressive within the limits of moderation" was, aqpa.rently, the desired goal. Everybody who drives a car will have to pay more for lic- ences, more for gasoline and more to drive over toll bridges. Homeowners in middle in- come and higher brackets will pay more taxes. Direct aid to local govern- ments will be increased, while at the same time the province if forcing municipalities to , appear to raise their taxes because of the elimination of the basic shelter exemption re- bate against taxes. There is a formula for cal- culating the tax credits which will be the new form of tax relief to municipal property own- ers and tenants. Beginning April 17th, drink- ers will pay $5 instead of $4.65 for a 24-bottle case of beer. A 25 ounce bottle of liquor will cost 25/ to 34 more. Wine will increase from 15/ to 20/ for a 26 ounce bottle. Draft beer will no longer be exempt from sales tax. Liquor increases will gen- erate approximately $38 million in revenue. From midnight March 29th the tax on a package of cigarettes will increase by 1.2/ for twenty. Tobacco and cigar taxes have nearly doubled. These charges will bring in an additional $12 million. The new fees for licence plates for' 1973 will be $23, $32 and $40 for four, six and eight cylinder cars. At midnight March 29th the tax on a gallon of gasoline was increased from 18/ to 19/, but the refund rate for gasoline used for industrial, farm and other off-highway purposes remains ,at 13/ a gallon. University and Community College tuition fees will go up by $100. Asked about his promise dur- ing the election campaign not to raise taxes this year, Mr. Mc- Keough said he felt the increases were not really tax increases in the true sense, but rather they represented increases" in the nature of user fees or rela- ted to certain services". Generally, the tenor of the budget stressed economic growth during a so-called period of repair and reconstruction. UCW Meets The U.C.W. Evening Unit of Brussels United Church met in the church basement on Monday evening. Rev. Stairs from Brant- ford showed slides on a Lep- rosy Mission. The Afternoon Unit met on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Miss Laura Lucas. Mrs. Carl Hemingway conducted the devotions. The auditorium of the church was filled for the Easter ser- vice last Sunday. The choir ren- dered special Easter music in- cluding a duet by Miss Linda Wilson and Mr. Murray Hoover. The series of special ser- vices will continue next Sunday April 9, When members of the Huron County Junior Farmers will assist. 4--THE BRUSSELS POST, APRIL .1,