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Wingham Advance-Times, 1978-12-13, Page 5�LplpBIF1E0i Always read the small print! It's your mortgage .. . 1 A Of one percent on a 1st or 2nd mortgage doesn't sound like much, but over the years it can add up to thousands of dollars. Your dollars. That's why it'll pay you to talk to us before you take out a new mortgage. After all, it is your money and that's no small thing. VICTORIA AND GREY TRUST Since 1844 Contact our branch manager: Main Street East Listowel 291-1450 Member: Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation CHILDREN'S THEATRE—The children's live theatre group sponsored by the Wingham Recreation Department is presenting Windows of Christmas this Thursday in the town hall at 8 p.m. Shown practising their parts in the Christmas play are Andrea McGregor, snowman Patrick Bray and Ginny LeVan. Tickets are 50 cents for children and one dollar for adults and are available at the door. TIIE CILEBRATIOfl'S 011 W! 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Signature lip SEE STORE DISPLAYS FOR PROMOTIONAL DETAILS AND PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. • Dr Pepper and Pepper are registered trademarks of Dr Pepper Co rDallas Texas � 1 0 The Wi_nFhaln Advance -Thies, Report from Que By Morey daunt, MPP for Huron -Bruce people !entering the work force, the seasonally adjusted unem- ployed rate is now at 7.3 per cent,, up .3 per cent over the previous month. TheTreasurer said he ex- pected to sign an agreement with Ottawa in the near future, which would cover heavily hit areas Of Eastern Ontario, and he promised a "complete package” of job creation measures to com- bat unemployment. Beginning in January, single elderly people in this province who receive guaranteed income supplements will get $20 morea month. The Minister of Revenue also told the Legislature that elderly married couples who ceive the supplement will receive $10 extra a month. The increase in the guaranteed income level ensures that Ontario residents who are 65 or older will benefit fully from recently announced federal . payments. With effect January 1st, the guaranteed in- come level will be $343 a month for single people, and $666 a month for married couples, if both spouses qualify for the guaranteed income supplement, These increases will affect about 244,000 elderly residents of On - November 1977 and last month, ^tario. Some 2,500 additional sen - but due to the large number of for citizens who do not qualify for the federal pension and supple- ment will receive a monthly in- crease equivalent to the federal increase. The Minister said this - will cost Ontario about $600,000 a year. Liberal Leader Stuart Smith has stated that the fluctuating foreign exchange rate could cost Ontario Hydro customers an un- expected $1 billion for money borrowed abroad. He indicated that Hydro has been forced to borrow in foreign markets be- cause available provincial pens- ion funds have been used up to pay for years of provincial defic- its. Dr. Smith cited figures con- tained in Hydro''s November 15 prospectus, which show that the corporation owes $617. million to the end of June on its foreign bonds and notes because of the 4 Ontario Treasurer Frank Mill- er said this week that he strongly favours a report calling for mas- sive grants and tax breaks to entice pulp and paper companies to modernize their mills and live up to pollution control orders often ignored in the past. The report recommends giving out more than $100 million in pub- lic money over- five years to the industry, which it said is unable to compete with U.S. companies except whbn the Canadian dollar is ata low level, as it is now... The Treasurer this week told the Legislature that unemploy- ment in the province rose marginally from 6.1 per cent to 6.6 per cent of the labour force between October and November. Latest unemployment figures show, an overall increase, bring- ing the total unemployment to 312,000.This is despite the fact that Ontario was the only province to increase its work force during the period in ques- tion. The Treasurer described the rise in the number of unemployed as "regrettable", ,but entirely due to the increase in the work force. Some 154,000 new jobs were created in Ontario between eteber 10, 97,8 .Fe .+p Turnberry reps are appo inted Turnberry Township council spent much of its Dec. 4 inaugural meeting appointing council members and other township residents to area boards and naming firms to work for the township in 1979. Aart DeVos was appointed the township representative to the Farm Safety Council in the coming year. Conn. Ben Malda was again named to represent the township_ on the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority and Barry Mulvey was appointed the Turnberry representative on the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority. Fenceviewers in 1979 will be John Rutherford, Elgin Johnston, Arnold Jeffray, Wendell Stamper and Geerge Adams. Poun- dkeepers next year will be Bob McKague, Norm Ross, Barry Mulvey, William Sanderson and Joe Walker.' Mr. Walker will also act as township livestock evaluator. Mac Black was named to the Bluevale Cemetery Board, Mary Eadie was appointed to the Belmore Arena Board and Coun. Doug Fortune and Brian Mc- Burney will again serve on the Wingham area fire committee. Mr. Fortune and Mr. McBurney will also serve as council representatives on the Bluevale Recreation Board. Council named Crawford, Mill and Davies as the township solicitors for, the coming year and Monteith and Monteith as the Turnberry auditors in 1979. lower value of the Catnadi.lt. dollar. Translated at the Septem, bei 30th exchange irate (84.43 cents U.S.), the liablliy WOW have been increased,'by x#18 million, for a total of $933 million, At June 30th," Hydro .had 0, billion in outstanding bonds and notes. Asked by Dr, Smith whether the foreign exchange t0as will .be, made up in electricity rates to consumers, the t'remier repl*ed that ,the principle has always been that Hydro custoznersgay for whatever it costs to produce. electrical energy and the price of borrowing is part of those costs, F Belgrave kinsmen Ladies' night BELGRAVE-Don Jardin, principal of the McQuarry School for Trainable Retarded Adults in Kitchener, was the guest speaker when the Belgrave and District Kinsmen held their second an- nual Ladies' Night at Turnberry Tavern. Mr. Jardin gave an interesting slide presentation and Spok At ,f' the problems the school face,; The ladies were presented with corsages and special awards were made to Past resident Lloyd Michie who received a plaque and Past Bar Chairman Brian Black who was presented with a cup. The awards were made in recognition of the work each did in Kinsmen service in, 1977-78 The following members of ,the executive received certificates:. Directors Wayne: Fear, Niel Edgar, Harvey Black and Ron. Cook; Bulletin .. Editor .Wayne. Chandler; Registrar . . Blake" Evans; Treasurer John Camp- bell; Secretary Gordon Folkaird; Vice President Paul McKee ,and President Jeff Hurst.. Certificates also went to new meMbers, Frank Procter, Gerald;. Edwards and John Dobell. THINKING—Some of the children who climbed up on Santa's knee Saturday didn't really know what they.want for Christmas. Kelly Beggs, 7, is shown considering what would be nice to find under the tree in a week and a half. WINDOWS OF CHRISTMAS—Windows of Christmas, a play performed by the children's theatre group in town, will be staged Thursday, Dec. 14 in the Wingham town hall. The children have been working on the presentation since September. The play Is about the tale of Christmas cards which come to life and the spirit of Christmas. Shown are Anne McGlynn, seated and Debbie Scott, standing. It