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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Dec. 12,1973 The Newcastle Independent Mrs. Sam Brereton Phone 987-4221 Many Gift Articles Featured at Bazaar On Saturday, December 8th, Newcastle Brownie and Guide Mothers Auxiliary held their first annual bazaar. Pictured are sone of the Brownies and Guides with the Christmas articles they made for the bazaar. From left to right upper row are: Cathie Nicholls, Kim Nicholls, Kim Fox; lower row: Lisa Allin, Diane Carr, and Beth Bowler. Mothers of the Newcastle Brownies and Guides browse through clothing donated for the Newcastle Bazaar. Mothers pictured from left to right are: Lieut. Anita Holdaway of 2nd Newcastle Guides, Marilyn Boudreau, a helper of the group, Edith Sutherland, the Auxiliary Vice President and Noreen Martin, the President of the Auxiliary. Pictured lower left is Brad Holdaway. Brad is three years old and thoroughly enjoyed the excitement of the bazaar. Photos by Joanne Shewchuk SM70C#11/f¢M. 'T///NK Of MNME r rMM A//ilE L7AR, B YAM PLUMVING & HEATING and AIR CONDITIONING TYRONE, ONTARIO Gul Phone 263-2650 Newcastle Social and Personal The Village was sadden- ed last Friday by the death of Mrs Shirley En- wright Barchard. M r s. Barchard, who had been ill a long time, passed away in Bowmanville Me- morial Hospital. Your cor- respondent lost a dear fri- end. Our deepest sym- pathy is extended her family she leaves to mourn her loss. To add to their already heavy bur- den, the family of the late Shirley Enwright Barch- ard received word late Saturday affernoon of he passing ot their grand- mother, Mrs. J. J. (Annie) * ATTENTION FARMERSl! * WHY PAY MORE? I SAVE ON I I I e DIESEL FUEL I MOTOR OIL . GASOLINE Premium Quality Farm Tanks and Pumps Available Phone 668-3381 - Collet DX FUEL Oll à For Prompt Courteous Service I a -Call Us Today I mmmgo MMM mmm Mm M M M M M M McCandless, in Strathroy. Friends will remember Mrs. McCandless lived for several months with her daughter before Mrs. Bar- 'bard took ill. Miss Shari Lynn All- dread, Scarborough, spent Saturday and Sunday with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Brereton and her aurts Aimee and Irene. We are sorry to learn of so many Ill or in hos- pital at this time. We do hope you all will' be feel- ing better and those in hospital will be home soon. We do know little Tammy de Jong, daughter of Sierd and Jackie de Jong, is in hospital and our prayers are with her. Mr. Donald Tillson ac- companied his cousin Miss Linda Wright and Mr. Tony Simpson of Port Hope to visit Mr. and Mrs. L. Morse, Burlington and Mr. and Mrs. H. MacLeod, Hamilton, recently. The Recreation Peewee, Hockey team have been on a winning streak lately. They won their first two games decisively. On Dec. 1st- they met Bewdley at Newcastle and won by a score of 4 to 1. Scorers were Gray assisted bv Paulin and Roberts; Paul- in assisted by Peters and Gray; Gray with an assIst by Glover, and Paulin un- assisted. In their second game in Millbrook against that team they won by a score of 3 to 0. Goalgetters were Shearer unassisted: Paulin assisted by Gray; Glover assisted by Rob- erts. E d d i e Wensvoort played a great game in the Newcastle nets. BURKETON Mrs. F Tabb called on Mr. and Mrs. AI Swain, Hampton, recently. Mr. and Mrs. Orval Greer, Oshawa, were call- ers of Mrs. W. Bryan on Friday. Mr. G. Britton, Ponty- pool (formerly of Burke- ton), is a patient in Port Perry Hospital. We wish hini all the best Christmas t r e e s are available. By cuttine vour own it makes Christmas more fun, REPORT FROM QUEEN'S PARK MUNICIPAL FINANCE Over the past 20 years the spending by local governments has exceeded the revenue from local tax sources. To an increasing degree municipalities have become depen- dent on provincial assistance through grants which are largely conditional with the province direct- ing how the monies are to be spent. In terms of current dollars, the expenditures have gone up more than 800 per cent over the 20 years. Locally raised revenues in the same period have increaed by only about 500 per cent. The situation is one of the basic reasons for restructuring of local government in order to provide a broader tax base and less dependence on conditional provin- cial grants. Locally raised levies are grow- ing by only four or fiye per cent each year while spenAding is increasing by 10 to 12 per cent. In 1969 the province set in motion a long-term program under which provincial assistance has been closing most of the gap. This is illustrated by the following facts. a) In the period 1970 to 1973 provincial assistance to municipali- ties increased by 50 per cent at the time when provincial revenues were only increasing by 35 per cent. b) This year $2.4 billion or 35 per cent of the province's revenues are being passed to local municipalities and their ratepayers, accounting for almost half of all municipal reven- ues in 1971. The annual deficit of Ontario municipalities, taking into consider- ation normal grant growth, will triple over the next three years with calculated estimates of $160 million in 1974, $350 million in 1974.5 and $500 million in 1976. Three possible sources of rev- enue may be considered to find extra MAPLE GROVE Mrs. Fred R. Stevens was a recent luncheon gurest of her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Lou Power, Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Grif- fiths, Willowdale, were Saturday supper and ev- ening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Swallow. The Maple Grove U.C.W. and Women's Institute will hold their Christmas meeting on Thursday, Dec. 13th. with a pot luck sup- per at 6:30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Hloward Cryderman attended the pres"ntation of "The Mes- siah" by United Church choirs f r o m Kingsview and Centennial of Oshawa at the Hampton United Church on Sunday after- noon, and were supper guests with his sister, Mrs. Bea Boddy, Hampton. The Mission and Service Cormittee will hold their Christmas program at Ma- ple Grove United Church on Sunday, Dec. 16th, at 7:30 p.m. The Base Line Good Neighbour Club held their annual Christmnas dinner rathering at theWBase Line School on Wednesday, Dec. 5th, when 17 mem- bers and one guest thor- oughlyenjoyedgthe fes- tive occasion. Miss Susan Laird and her sister Mrs. Wellie Pearson, Oshawa, wer e dinner guests with Mrs. Fred Stevens on Friday evening and ail attended the B.H.S. presentation of "The Music Man". The Rev. David Harris, B.Th., chose his text from the Book of Habakkuk in the Old Testament on Sunday m o r n i n g, "Oh Lord, Revive Thy World." Miss Marie Brooks, Miss Hilary Johnson, Mr., and Mrs. Peter Vos were unit- ed with the church by, Profession of Faith. Used stamps are wel- comed by the Leprosy Missions and as our Christmas mail arrives it only takes a minute to clip the stamps, please leave 1/4 inch around each stamp. This yearproceeds from the stamp sale will help establish a Christian Leprosy Hospital Clinic in West Irian, New Guinea. A box to receive the stamps will be in the ves- tibule of the church. For more information please contact Mrs. C. Soutter. Sincere sympathy to Mrs. Walter Koll and fam- ily in the passing of be- loved husbandsand father. Trent Gets $33,245 Grant For Library A further grant of $33,245 to assist the development of Trent University's audio lib- rary program has been app- roved by the Ontario ministry of colleges and universities. The program, begun at, Trent last year to serve the needs of blind students, will be augmented in the next 12 months to assist other handi- capped persons, not necessar- ily blind, for whom audio instruction may be a desirable alternative to visual instruc- tion. , During the past year, some 50 books have been read onto tape by volunteers and by students money required for municipal needs. 1. An increase in the property tax. 2. An increase in municipal borrowing. 3. An increase in provincial transfers to local governments. An examination of each measure discloses the following facts: 1. An Increase in Property Tax (i) extremely regressive (ii) its yield is low (iii) negates present provincial policy of reducing property tax. 2. An Increase in Municipal Borrowing (i) It has the advantage of placing a portion of capital costs on future taxpayers who will beneift from the expenditures. (ii) It has the disadvantage of high interest rates to municipalities. 3. An Increase in Provincial Transfers to Local Governments (i) Assistance can be concentrated in those municipalities in most need of funds. (ii) Conditional grants to restruc- ture county and regional govern- ment can be phased out in favor of unconditional grants. If the federal government will agree to make available additional revenue for municipalities through unconditional grants or tax sharing agreements with the province, Ontario is prepared to pass every single dollar of this through to local government. Ontario cannot continue to finance all the deficit in the local sector and that deficit continues to grow faster than provincial reven- ues are growing. A certain sense of security has been provided to municipalities by the province's pledge that provincial assistance in future years will grow at a rate not less than the growth rate of Ontario revenues. Guides and Hold Annua The Newcastle Brownie and Guide Mothers Auxiliary held their first bazaar Saturday, December 8th, in the Lion's Room at the Town Hall in Newcastle. The purpose of the bazaar was to raise funds for trips and projects for the Brownies and Guides through- out the year. The bazaar was active and, colorful. There was a variety of items ranging from Xmas corsages, made by the girls themselves, to crocheted and knitted articles and baked goods made by their mothers. There was also an assortment of attractive table centre- pieces, stuffed animals, useful household items, including an electric frying pan, jewelry, children's clothing and pre- serves. Everything was priced very reasonably and a large number of the community folk wandered from table to table, browsing and buying. This is theeAuxiliary's first year in operation. Members are from Newcastle, Orono and Newtonville. Their fund raising projects include ann- ual bazaars, tea and bake sales and card parties. Also planned for the spring of this year is a rather unusual male fashion show in which the husbands of the members will model women's fashions. It will be a show that you won't want to miss. Mrs. Noreen Martin, Pres- ident of the Auxilliary, mien- tioned that they couldmuse more help at their meetings. Meetings are held at the Newcastle Town Hall, Tues- Orono' Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Long of Toronto visited his parents Rev. and Mrs. Basil E. Long over the weekend. Mrs. Hulard Simpson of Great Fals, Montana, U.S.A., has returned home atter spending a week with ber parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cowan of Division Street and other relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Tam- blyn recently visited Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tamblyn and child- ren at Rockwood. Mr. C. A. Myles bas been a patient in Bowmanville Mem_ orial Hospital. Orono United Church Women held a Pot Luck Luncheon Thursday noon, Dec. l3th in the Main Hall and the Installation of Officers. Please send in your news early for December. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Wilson, of Hixon, B.C., Mr.and Mrs. Murray Kennedày of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, spent Wed- nesday of last week with Mrs. Marshall Chatterton, sister of Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Kennedy. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Lyall Lowery on their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Mrs. Wm. Robnson was transferred back to Beau Villa Nursing Home from Bowman- ville Memorial Hospital on Friday and her son Mr. Elmer Hogg also returned to his home from three weeks in Bowmanville Memorial Hos pital on the same day. SEASON'SGREETINGS Too many people postpone seeing a doctor because they hope in vain the their symp- toms will disappear. When the symptoms persist, they are embarrassed about their de- lay and sometimes are less than truthful with the doctor once they see him or her. Patients may also say they drink or smoke less than they do. And they may hesitate to volunteer facts that could help the doctor diagnose the ill- ness. To help, doctors need all the pertinent information il Bazaar ALL SNOW TIRES day's 7 to 8 p.m. for Guides and Wednesday s 6.30 to 8 p.m. for Brownies. The girls learn INSTALLATION INCLUDED the Guide laws and become involved in projects such as teaching the older folks of the community crafts and caroll- ing for them before Christ- mas. Each meeting is opened é with a song or game and P O NAC UCL closed with a special cere- mony and a prayer. The girls also work on personal projects and go on hikes and fieldtrips. Anyone interested in parti- 166 KING ST. E. 623-3396 cipating should contact Mrs. Martin at 987-4227. MCMRUSTAS LIFIS NICEST SE LECTION 0F COLOR TV & STEREO CHAIRS IN OSHAWA AT FLEETWOOD COMBINATION WILSON FURNITURE. COLOR TV and STEREO É VINYL RECLINERS, VELVET Reg. $1100. 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