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rncndation to the county council Appeals For floats 68 Bimini Thmdny New member at Essa towns ship council Councillor MacDonald lett Angus tucl dealer discusses municipal new MEMBER or essn COUNCIL business with Deputy lieeva Eugene Smith Councillor lilac Donald is president at the Angus Branch Royal Canadian aim Angus two representatives on Essa counclL Examiner Pho to Legion ills election 1968 County Budget rhTo GetEarly Study As soon as Simeon County council tor 1968 elects its new warden and appoints commit tees attention will be given the years budget as preliminary to setting the county tax levies ior its 32 member municipalities The council also is expected to give early attention to renewed demands ior changes in regula tions to make its municipal membershi more equitable on the basis taxation assessment or population Budget iigurcs are usually sub mitted by the diiierent depart ments to the iinance and gencml government committee which un der new rules will include three town representatives three irom the townships and one trim the villages in addition toithe war den The committee studies the tigures and then makes recom as whole for consideration WILL ASK MORE Members questioned about the tax prospects suggested it was too son for predictions but it was learned some departments will be asking increased budgets which will partly oilset some 01 the anticipated $31701 saving trom the province taking over lull administration ol justice costs The assessment department asked tor budget oi $321525 year ago but since this was an increase at $81515 over its first year as complete county op eration itwas cut back to $301 515 with an increased stall the higher tigure ormore is ex pected to be asked lor 1960 The 1967 budget approved or direct weliare amounted to $131 zaa reduced From the original For EDMVALE Stait gener al call for help to every serv ice club youth youp ehurdt cluhs womens institutes school groups and commercial enter prises tomake plansnow to en iloats in 1968 parade for us all lair has been made by the president oi flue F105 Agricultural Society Cec French We had an excellent parade last fall and we are planning early in the hope this maybe even surpassed tor our 1968 lair said Mr Brandi The 1967 ialr had 8000 attendance and must oi ihem relened to the parade iloats when discussing the lair By giving thought now clubs Crop Delegates Will Be Chosen lItGuihri comma Stall SimeoeSoll and Crop mprove ment Association will be re resentedat thaannualconve tion at the provhtcial associa tlon which is to ho heldat the Coliseum at Exhibition Park in Toronto ian to 21 Delegates are expected tobe appointed at the annual meeting at the association Cu rle hallhcre todayFrida SJ liiorning and ailarnotn sessions were heldwlth lvon Clark of Ora president in the chair Annuaiprovl albanquetwiil be held at thelting Edward lio tel on Jan flat pm accord ing to notice rccelvedhore year actually eight months up cratlon in 1966 the wellare bud get ran $77500 $15M SAVING The budget tor jail mainten ance last year was $151116 and this will be among the savings in the justice administration change to provincial control The sum oi 5101300 was ap proved lor maintenance oi county buildings in 1967 $53 030 for Emergency hlcasures 0r ganizatlon at which the govern ments and city oi Barrie paid 349362 525000 tor agricultural grants $20000 ior purchase at rciorestatlon land $33350 toward upkeep oi slmcoe Manor $10700 toward Georgian Manor and $300 ior special home care Juvenile and lamily court bud get amounted to $18300 The tourist and industrial promotion budget was $1000 County roads required in bud gct of $1711000 of which the levy on county tax amounted to $192700 The balance was raised in provincial grants raised lrom gasoline sales liquor estate and other provincial taxation GENERAL LEVY Total county expenditure of $26061a0m was proposed slot general purposes of which 51631 06429 was listed to be raised by the general rate levy of 01 mills iurtherM mills was added to raise the roads depart ment leyy While members generally are bopeiul oi passing along some or the tax saving item the addition at provincial help they are waiting completion oi the budget before making predictions The additonal provincial share will iorms oi taxes apart irom real estate Representatives oi some at the larger municipalities have been pressing ior changes to bring bout more equitable representa tion on the basis of taxes Oril lin ior example pays more than twice the county taxation oi the nine villages but has only two members out oi 55 while the vil lages have 11 County iigures or 1967 showed the levy against Orlllla was equal to that oi 17 other munici palitieswhieh had as members warden George MatKay who will be retiring when the new warden is elected on Monday January 15 said he anticipated there would be changes probab ly by the department to encour age the large places to remain within the county administration as regional government is ad vanced Under existing regulations each of the 32 municipalities is entitled to at least one member ol the county council Places which have more than how names on their voters list are granted two members under pre sent provisions oi the Ontario Municipal Act considered long since outdated Municipalities with ml eligible voters or more quality for tha maximum oi tw doublevote members The town at Orlllia has ap proxlately 11000 qualified vot ers and spokesmen there have pointed out the town could qual ity tor seven doublevote mem bersand one single it it were divided into our municipalities at equal population This was one at the prime arguments given by Orllile spokesmen in askingtor be paid by taxpayers in other and organizations can make ear ly preparations it waspointed out by Mr French who report ed much enthusiasm had been aroused lollowing the outstand ing auccms of the centennial To obtain the maximum oi suits iull copperatlou must be received from all groups cud organization The theme 968 already has been chosen Promenade oi Color whichwas considered lilting since the iol iage ot the trees usually presents eoloriul setting about fall lair me The Elmvale for 1968 will he held on the weekend just he tore the Thanksgiving holiday Many people come home tor vislt at that time andthis will giye them chance to see the lair Mr French suggested ee sis other floatsralsoi will be welcomed reported Britnin has de veloped lntethod or Wicttnr influenza epidemicxwltlch cuts time torglduitltyhtg till Viflll to time how from it wean changes within theme by representing urnrent mic within the frame work of autumn color said Mr French in his appeal tor sup port or the etiort Co merclal floats will be com as long as they th enefal theme ertlsing will be allowed on these floats they are colorfully decorated ile cooperation to help the lair was stressed tnophies will be awarded tor the threehest floats depicting the Promenade PARIS French government has eed on the appropriations neceS sary to setiin motion to France Quebec organization for cooper ation and the exchange of stw dents andworkers it was an nounced alter cabinet meeting Thursday lh tionhea byla mixed member hoardol directors road wn affairs within budg et provided hi equal par the Frenchnational and Quebec provincial governments new organlza INNISFIZ NOTES By lnnisiila inauguration core mony will be held Monday even log likely in the council than hers This is old stuii to Reeve Joe Cecinmne and with only two new men to induct it may not take on as much public interest as thc Mayor Bentley proceed logs in Barrie PAY FDR SCRAP Peter Cuk has asked for the privilege oi collecting scrap lrom the township dump on daily basis lie has altered to pay $30 per month IIIGII SCHOOLS Stewart Fisher oi Stroud has been named representative oi the township on the Barrie Dis trict Collegiate Board or 1961 69 its has been lnnisiils oiiicial representative on the board lor the past two years The School Board also names representa tive to the Collegiate Board and will likely choose someone to re place iack Webster who now lives out at the township HIGHWAY WIDENING The request by the highways department to discuss with Innis iil Councitwldcning oi Highway 11 lrontlng the Churchill Com munity Hall might have been ex pected high bank on the op petite side oi the road as well as church property there may mean that diversion might be made to the east at centre it could mean that the entrance WORLD BRIEFS nasroncn tutu roruutn TORONTO CF Torontos centennial project the restored 191h century St Lawrence Hall already has bookings as for ahead as next New Years oili cially opened 1m week the $1800000 project is hooked tor several balls high school tor mal series of concerts and at New Years party by the Toronto chapter oi the Ontario Association at Architects FIRE DEATHS UP BOSTON AP Fire killed approximately 12200 persons in the United States during 1067 and property loss was estimated at some 52070000000 the Na tional Fire Protection Associa tion reported Thursday The in tallty toll was 100 more than in 19 the NFPA said and the property loss $200000000 higher including 5000000 in losses caused by civil rights disl turbances in several cities VACCINE FOR MUMPS WASHINGTON AP The US public health service an nounced Thursday licensing at what oilielals described as the first clearly eilective vaccine agairwt the mumps Dr Bruce Dull assistant director of the Communicable Disease Centre in Atlanta Ga toldThe Asso ciated Press the new vaccine gives total immunity for at least Council Inauguration Old Stulf To Reeve and roadside parking tor the ball will be eliminated ii the results oi the project are not of more public benefit than the widening that took place on the lame highway from Brad iord to Fennells which when finished did not add appreciany to better driving conditions it would seem regrettable to lose the irontage on the Community building which is an addition to the old Orange hall 0N SAFARI letter to the editor published in The Examiner recently sug gesu that we made too much of story about our drive to Florida The writer comments that it might be more suitable tor salnri into deepest Airica instead oi Just to Florida which hundreds oi people make each year gt Well one can easily compare atripiuto thedcepsouthwitha saiarl even it it does not require elephants and retlnuo tor tra velling We could drive down like His 36t PORT lthNlGOLL Stall Clerk treasurer oi the village oi Port liicNicoll tor 35 years Brownell has served with only three reeves since that time The third incumbent Albert Calvert who is dean oi the mem bers of Simcoe County council lors has been head of the local council since he was first elect ed ior the lots term lie then succeeded George Patterson who was reeve lrom 1035 to 10111 and served one term the year 1030 as Simcoe County warden William Vasey was reeve during 1933 when Mr Brownell started alter his appohitment in December 1982 Mr Vasey also was reeve in 1934 50TH ANNIVERSARY incorporated as village through special bill passed by the Ontario Legislature on April 12 1917 Port McNicoll observ ed its 50th anniversary last spring The community had one member oleimcoe County Coun cil until January 1966 when it qualified under the existing rules or second member with lohn Reedy elected deputy reeve The rides target at sharp crit leism tram representatives at require 1000 registered voters to Quality Port MeNleolla equalized as sessment for county taxation pur poses for 1965 antenna to $255 279 which places it second high est among the nine villages Col one year and hopeiully ior lite Arrived In1834 DUNTROON Stall settlers to this communi now the seat of the Nottawasaga municipal administration arriv ed in the manor of 1nd by way of Orangeville and Homing Mills it was shown by old rei cords commented on by Robert Floor As soon as the Sunnidale road was opened large number mi ants came through this was pointed out by Mr First grantsvand they settled on live acre low which were then made available Duntroon then was known as BowmmSettlemént Latertha nged to Duntroon That Ripped Tho warmer FOR FUTHER meow1710M iectlvely the villages have 11 first uoRawasaga Settlers Records Show Blothnames are oi Scottis orl gm Reave Arnold Vancisa and members of his Nottawasaga council now meet in the town ship office and council chambers here The building was remodel led tram an abandoned school andopened as centennial pr0lt ject earlier in the year Mr Flear also told about the ilrst horsedrawn wagon to he owned in sunnidaletownship Thomas Wiggirs who ooice own ed doerpresent Daley farm at Brentwood had this wagon and records show mean it to George Rogers lor $40 in 1357 in 1055 there were only two horsns in Sunnldale Township one owned by James She and other by Rtteh some oi the larger municipalities iriend who arrived this week after two days and night on the way Driving all night the first night while his children slept their first atop was in Geor gia accept or food stops The next night by pm they were at our door to enquire about where to find accommodation He had really cut down his drivr lag time and one can appreciate this when travelling with child rcn who deep as the car goes along and time is cut while tourlane highways and the cen tre white line are great help We took our time live days and saw the old South detour lng to pass through the preCiviI War areas and arming lauds where most oi the work is still done by the colored people We BAXTEIR Stat With em nuttees appointed and early re organization done Essa tonav ship council soon will be giving its attention to study at 1968 hod gct tigures it was learned trom officials The council headed by Reeve George Davis tor second twoyear term has one change irom last year with Councillor MacDonald oi Angus re placing former councillor hier gan Murphy Other members are Deputy Reeve DIEM Smith and Councillors Fred Ross and Ken are sorry it was not considered good reading by the letter writ er aod wish he could hear some oi the comments we receive ironi people on the streets oi Barrie who seem to enioy our aeootmtsotourtrips Port McNicoll Clerk Begins Term members oi the county council with total assessment oi 15 753066 while the township of lo nlsill with two members has an equalized assessment of $16101 961 couple at the town also with maximum ot two mem bers have higher equalized os sessmcnis and the largest Or illla had an equalized assess mentvol $35598621 VILLAGE PUD Port McNieolls public utilities commission which marked its 10th anniversary last Sept has had Reeve Calvert as member since la formation lie was commissioner ior its iirst year and since then was mem ber ex olilcio as rceve Another charter commissioner Johnson Young also has continued his service as has Reeve Calverts successor Lloyd Cameron List Assessment ill Tecumseth BEEng Stall ibcumseth townships equalized assessment ior 1968 county taxation purpos es has been placed at $5356008 Reeve William Milllgan and Deputy Reeve Harry Cross are Tecumseth representatives to Simcoe County council which holds its first 19611 meeting on Monday Jan 15 village at Bectou has been set at $031493 Beeve Earl Brown is Beelona county representah ve Tectunseth township pays 274 per cent oi the county levy gamst 32 municipalities and Bed ton pays slightly more than one hall of one per cent Equalized assessment for the Blanchard Councillor Blanchard LI chan rnan oi finance with Councillor has member at his committee while Deputy Reeve Smith and Councillor MacDonald are mem bers oi the low committee Creemore Council To Meet Monday CREEMORE Stall Reeve in 1965 Wilitcd Worden will be oiiielally sworn into oiilce as head at the Creemore coonch gain at the inaugural meeting on hlondoy ion Along with lir Warden there will be two other council chang es tram the past year with Ger ald Blackburn and brank Hart the others incumbents who will continue their services will be Alex McAIbter stem ids ninth yearon council and Here vfiyh Petugrew beginning his in 1966 and 67 Gordon Watson is now county clerk Waste Disposal Inspection Made MIDLAND Stall First in spection oi the $110000 waste treatment iacilltles installed by RCA Victor Company Limited to serve its new color television tube plant in Midland showed satislactory results according to the Ontario Water Resources Commission The facilities completed last toll consisted of weak acid and capstic and strong acid and caustic retention tanks neutral ization iaeilltiee arhrome re ductionsyatem and liters tor solids removal pleas DRIVEYCURSELF CARRIER wuss YOU It your Barrie Examiner carrier has not arrived by 7282433 And oi The Examhler wur Ba Delivered To Your Home by para THERE is NO CHARGE FOR THIS SERVICE VALLEY TAXI DISTRICT N17 WS BARR EXAMINER FRIDAY JANUARY 1968 Essa Council Will Start On 1968 Budget Work Soon An in other municipalities eon cero has been shown over tax increases oi the past tow years and the promects or 1960 0vlt erall taxes in Essa last year were up with amount varying in dilth school areas Those in the Ailislon High School area were levied or 29 residential and 326 conunerclal and in the Barrie Collegiate District ms and 225 The tonnship school are rates were 104 mills and not and An gus police village 12 and 113 mills it local purposes with the Thornton rates 81 and 105 Essa garbage collection rate was 46 mills police rate thm mills and quarter mill was levied ior Essa library The rate tor local purposes was 101 tor loads and it eonnncreial While work in assembling pre liminary iigures is started early considerable detail has to be de clded and tax rates arent ua ually iinallzcd until May or June STDHK SPOTIEBS Saanonnlnlelyt Astotkthat is when the storkdepartsfln timotorthaWalcornaWa on Hostess to arrive with its tor baby and helpiul Int matlon tor the new moth But since the sinks out numhnrtho mandamus coma Wagon needs spotter go halpaut an rkxpotter nyottr neighborhood Our Hart ossos will appreciate your help and so will the new mothers To report stork slghtlngsmall on min phone cans in raucxs rnsstt srRAWBERRv HORTCAKE DEPARTMENT srone oowurowN BAttltlE nonunion specials