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SlhltDE COUNTY regional government study committee is strongly opposed to any changes on county boundaries Former warden llontcalm ltiiiarico now scning his 19th year on county council discus ses situation with Tossornntio Ilccve James Wales chair man lteete llnlcs said county orthonormaltoss Earnings For lfoung Owner would be reluctant to lose southern area to York as pro posed in Toronto Examiner Photo County Separation DouBted At Bradford BliADFOiLD Stall Set sratlon of Bradford and West Gwitlirnbury from Simcoe County to clear the way for Join log York has not proceeded be yond the discussion itage and there is good chance that it never will it was Indicated by tnquinm here There are some who think we would be better off in York but others are doubtful said May or Joseph lluganlweii known local merchant in confirming there had been considerable dis cussion However he said the Bradford council had not been approached officially about the idea as yet TRADITIONAL TIES With its long traditional ties with Simcoe County Bradford has associations it wouldnt wish to leave The mayor suggested the proposal coming at time when there was 21 mill rise In school requisition was perhaps more intriguing than it might be at other times Discussing his own Visits in answer to question the may or said he was in office to serve the people of Bradford lie therefore wouldnt want to see any change made unless it was approved in public vote by clear enough margin which left no doubt that this was generally desired The matter of looking into York County taxes would have an important bearing if it could be shown this would be lower The Bradford council has ap proved sending protest to the county school board over what the mayor termed fantastic increase in school taxes Now serving in his 10th year as head at the council Mayor llagani was iorincr member of Simcoe County council as Bradford reove llis name is in scribed on plaque at the county building in Barrie as member of the 1960 property committee which made the deci sion to proceed with this build ing Before moving up to reeve he was corrnclllor for two years Head of the Bradford Plaza Company Mayor litigant oper ates the Red and White loodl master store on the plaza pro perty and will mark 20 yeats in business in June WFXI GWlLLlthflY In West Gwltlimbury there has been some discussion about the proposal that the township join York in new regional gov ernment system but Reeve Keith Laugfordaaid frankly he was doubtful if this was what the residents wanted Any decision on the matter should be made at the local level and not else where he stressed Inquiries at the West Gwillimlt bury municipal office showed the Slmcoc County school tax in crease amounted to 5692 mil on residential rate and 5321 com mercial Terming this unrealis tic the reeve said his council had Joined in the general pro test Is Paced In Vespra MIDHURST Stall Vespra township council has joined other Sirncoe County municipal ities in pmtesting its eounty school levy which would almost double its school taxes over last year The resolution of protest sup ported the stand taken by Ore illla township in refusing to levy the amount unless the board cangive satisfactory reasons to Justify what it termed the dras anerease Vespra was asked IGuthrie Meeting On Farin Vote Set For Tuesday Altru years of having two sometimes conflicting general organizations claiming to repre sent tliampit now appears that Ontario furthers will have dance to expras thermelves on the type of organization they want if indeed they want one it is now anticipated that bee vote of farmers will be held on this qustion inJunE To provide inletmat on how the proposed nrganiza nivould be set up and in orderthat local farmers will be better acquaint edvvithvthatwiflheinthebai lot committee composed of representatives of both the Sim roe District of the Ontario Farm ers Union and the Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture is holding an information meeting at Guthrie Connnunity Hall on Tuesday April 15 at 315 pm It is expected that both feder ation and union supporters will be ready with miestlons and cements The speaker will he Gor doll Hill from the 6510 cam paign committee it is anticipated that the pro posed organization would act on behalf of farmers in the fields of taxation assessment tariffs and trade expropriatioizs and land use planning as well as acting as watchdog on governments TottenhamMan Buys Prize Cow fronmvirnni staina live yearold cow Amity Centurion Atets has been purchased by Brothel wellknown Tot ham area cattleman for $6 iota is daughter of the class extra sire literate Centurion and her dam has on average milk production ol so potmdn milk testing 417 per cent butterfat for each of her first four lactation for $275000 for school piirposes The clerk Earl Richardson explained it would require an in crease ut 371 mills on residen tial and farm tax rates to meet this tax jump The schoolrrate in 1568 for public and secondary schools including debentures for both was 431 mills The 1969 levy as asked would require 802 mills Had this amount of money beep raised in 1968 it would have operated the schools and paid all all the debenture debt of the township except our share of debentures issuedby the city of Barrie for secondary school construction said Mr Richard son in statement of explanation to counci Grenard wr Aids Cancer Canvass GRENARD 3am Gterrard Womens Institute which is headed by Mrs H7Watsnn has canvassing for the Cana dian Cancer Society Mrs Rushbrook ls vice president Mrs Don Bellseere tary treasurer and Mrs Wal ter Moon district director with Mrs Stan James alternate MrsK Nixon is home soon omta and health convener white Mrs Bell is in change of public relations Mrs Dye is welfare convener OTHER lNCREASES Along with increases of four mills fur cormty and four for township purposes an overall increase of 45 mills is in pros pect This would raise the total residential rate from 705 in rose to 1155 in 1969 Total taxes for farm ansess ed at $5000 would be $57750 of which $401 would be for school purposes For home assessed at $3000 the taxes would be $84550 $240 of it for schools ll landOLakes TOURIST llfoiilCl ONiAlilo mi ittuii Excellent bass walleye trout and pike fishing Rock Collec torsparadise Bird bear and deerhunting For information on 100 lodges and resorts write Land Lakes Tourist Associa tion Rh Cloyne Ontario Canada mulNGWOOD sum Pir chased by Coilinunod student for aevm years ago mdud brat home named Spencer continues to win races for John Bum who is now nearly to years old Sung racing fenr here are new ar year nine starts this year which was won at Mohawk Raceway couple of nights ago before are excited spectators With Keith Wsples formerly of Goldwater driving the horse paced the little in an to beat Goldwater Joins In Tax Protest OOLDWATER tStefft Cold water village council has Joined othernfn forwarding protest ing resolution to Slmcoe County school board over its higher lev ies Another copy wu sent to Gordon Smith ltPP member for East Simooe Coudemnlng asubslantlsl in crease in school levy tha mol utiou said the Goldwater Conn cll did not leellt fair to levy the increase med Midi it termed uniustlfied It the county board ofeduea tion and the provincial depart mont of education feel these tn moses are justified then we suggest that these governing bod lee should explain their reasons to us and also to the ratepay ers of this village said the Coidwater resolutlun We also feel that thisrcquest should be cl itemized or better solution would be to hand the schools back to local boards mundane field of dght He was length ahead at second place Sonny Creed It the finish lltli Walnut Herbert two more lengths back to take third money Burns was newshoy when he decided to purchase the ham and earned some of the money from paper dellverteslohn Ind his father bmhallnd trained the horse uzrtil he was ready for no tags Itwoyurold Spencer first race was at dIiolllngivgod IrLd hel earEco cone 350 on From then on the prize money became more plentiful As hopes grew be interested Keith Waples in taking the horse into his training stable and Burnswent along too spending his summers grooming horses Since then the horse hasoam ed more than $39000 In prize money and recent races shows he is stlligolag strong Vespra To Birgin Cattle Spraying MIDHURSP Stuff Graydon Gifiin has bconappolnted warble fly Inspector for the towisliip of Vehpia for 1969 Ray Wattertown who hasnhe contract for cattle spraying will begin uie work on Monday Apr iendcr of Sehwandt Construclt tion to crush haul and spread gravelon township mods at so cenu per ton up in six miles and five cents per ton per mile aflter that was approved by coun ltoad problems will be discus sed at the next meeting on Mon day April 25 after general in to rumor satin rr notrt no room Government Assessing COOKSNWN tStaff 1M Ontario government should change its mind in its do claim to take over Imminent from countiesjand local munici palities it was contended by Reeve Louis Monkman chair man of the coimty assessment committee nieuhiet reason advanced by the Ooolrstown reeva for his run gestlon was that it meant high er taxes for ratepayers it re media the school administra tion change to the county sys tem as an example which be submitted carried its own worn in nnvnnsnr ASKED the stand taken by the county assessment chairman was simi lar to that supported by the As sociation of Counties and lie gions of Ontario which asked the Ontario government to reverse its decision to deprive munici palities ot their respoiuibillty for property assessment The question of whetbertho county shouldfollow the lead of the city of Barrie and belt re assessment for the time being was raised are rubith which spection of 1mm roads is made by Reeve Wellington Dob ion and colleagues Hisjob isto knock down the big snow buildups before they do anypamage And hes oneyof the best You can counton hint and you can count on the ole he drinks Carling Fled Cap Rightevery tlme Redcap nthe takeover wlthoutflrst informing might be considered It the next county enamel meeting expect edtobcheldotimudlyAprtl 15 kindling what it tertnod the irbitrarymethod lo announe ing the assessment takeover the Association of Counties and Re gions of Ontario resolution said Every significant remit study or report on local government has recommended that assess men he function of the second tier or regional government and Ihe province has constantly indicated its agreement By announcing the govcmmdnt municipalities of its tntentlonhe fore the Budget Speech counties and municipalities were taken by surpriso1 hhnicipalitiu will never tackle thcloh of essenilnllong range programming It important tundions are to be summarily removcdto other jurisdictions the association rcportsald We submit that if confidence is to berestored the provincial gov ernment rdust undertnlre to pro vide frank statement of its long term intentions and ea gega ln moaningtut consultation on matters at prime mutual con cern POWERS ERODED one The molutinn added up in lTcrkeover Criticized service is paid to the need for strong effective viable munici palities but Important functions of local government are being constantly eroded by provincial assumption oreetabttshmcnt of special purpose bodies while no frank statement is made by the province on its long range inton tlon for the role of local govern meni We behave the desired goal of reassessmurton an equitable basis across the province can be achieved imder the county as sessment commissioner system more adequate educational pmgam with legislative direction for mandatory vatncewidu assessment manual and time table for finalization is strongly recommended nisrmv scumuni NEW YORK Reuters This Metropolitan Museum of Art sold Wedntsdaythat an obscure piece of sculpture it purchased four years ago for 3223 came from the workshop of Verroe ohlo teacher of lreonardo Da Vincl The sculpture bust known The Lady With the Primaries was put on public display for the first time Wednesday