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friday is for HOMES improvements cited number of improvements for builders have been initiated during the past year MayorRossArcher said Thursday Mayor Archer was addressing the Barrie and District Builders Associations mon thly meeting at Howard Johnsons Restaurant The size of inground swrmming pools for example is no long limited said Mayor Archer Previously an ingroand pool was limited in size to 10 per cent of the lot area The building of semidetached garage side by side are now permitted in the city as well he said Another amendment now allows persons in single family homes to have three boarders Prior to this year just two boarders were allowed in Barrie homes said Mayor Archer City council also recently passed motion that will permit the building of restaurants in industrial zones he said Council is also considering dropping re mirement that builders provide paved roads on parking lots at industrial buildings said the mayor We all know that the cost of paving has gone up con siderably recently he said In addition builders will soon be able to tulld model homes before services to the hiilding are required An appmved draft plan will be accepted by council £1 Chosen Miss World The new Miss World i9yearold Silvana Suarez cries with hap piness Thursday as she takes the first few steps of her reign after being presented with the regalio of her reign The former Miss Argen tina had just been named Miss World at Londons Royal Albert Hall See story Page Tire air charge TORONTO tCPi You will be paying for the air in the tires of your car if Allan ltlatt has his way Blatt 25yearold property manager in Toronto said some anadian oil companies and servicestation operators would like to install coinoperated air pumps which have been used in the US None of the interested anaoian comr mnies and operators however wants to be the first to install the machines which would require customers to pay for air instead of getting it at no cost he said But if the others do it theyll do it Blatt said Robert Stambach sales manager for the coinmachine company in the ltS said it costs service station about $300 year in electric bills to run an air compressor May hit our taxes TORONTO Clt Ontario Treasurer Frank Miller says the province might have to increase its taxes because of the federal budget presented Thursday He said the province stands to lose $210 million in revenue due to federal income tax changes and reduction in the federal sales tax to nine per cent from 12 per cent Miller said he was pleased with the sales tax cut but he criticized the federal govern ments expected $12billion deficit saying planned spending cuts are insutlicieiit to help the economy Nobody claims bullion TOltONlO flt The winner of Loto kinadas current $1 million draw for gold will have to lttO111 shrewd speculator on the bullion market says spokesman for the lottery The gold was worth $1 million when the draw began Oct Ray Beauchemin lot tery spokesman said Thursday So far either the winning ticket has not been sold or the winner has not come forward for his prize which must be claimed by Oct 1979 Meanwhile the price of gold has fluc tuated Beiuchemin said person who came forward with the winning ticket Aitisttft on Oct 30 would have received about $1131000 13 per cent more than the gold was worth originally because gold was trading at about $290 an ounce at that time Gold is currently trading at about $238 an ounce and winner would receive about $929000 Heauchemin id deadline Design show held Trade industry visitors took careful looks through brochures pattern books and catalogues during three days of the i978 international in terior Design Show in Toronto this week The show which is in its i2th year drew an estimated i7000 people and covered the floor area of the Automotive Building at Exhibition Place For more on this years show see to days Lifestyle Page Examiner Photo llowcvcr the winner could choose to ac cept more gold instead of money to bring the gold value up to $1 million Sorry students TORONTO Cli Toronto board of education trustees will debate proposal next week that would keep children in classes during professional development days The proposal calls for project in which schools would volunteer to continue regular classes using supply teachers while staff teachers attend professional workshops Under the existing system in Toronto classes are suspended during the five professional development days although schools are kept open and supervision is provided for students who show up The system has been criticized by parents who are upset at having to keep children home and at the number of days teachers are away from classes Menno Vorster president of the Toronto Teachers Federation said it would cost about $1 million to implement the proposed system in all Toronto schools Midland two in court MIDLAND Stafft Two Midland area youths chargtxl with intending to damage property with an explosive will appear in provincial court again on Nov io Ian Douglas Tanner 17 of Sunnysidc near Midland and llrian John tampbcll 18 of Concession Wycvale appeared in pro vincial court in leiielanguishene on lhuis day The youths were charged by Ontario lro vincial Police last month after Jim Mathew 42 of oricchioii liny Township reported two men had placed something in his mailbox police spokesman said officers in vestigating the incident found an explosive device in the mailbox The bomb did not ex plodc UW at halfway mark Barries United Way campaign has reach ed the halfway marks says administrator Lloyd Armstrong So far $100000 or 31 per cent of the cam paign goal of $2150m has been collected he said today Pay boost for MPPs TORONTO ttli Members of the Ontario legislature will be getting pay raise soon but in tlic future an outside agency likcly will decide when and how much they should get House leaders have been meeting to discuss the issue and Elie Martel NDP Sudbury liast said today they have discussed having an indenndent decision iii future An increase of tour per cent winch is being suggested for the new raise would increase basic salaries to $20012 from $19242 The last increase of 74 per cent was ct tectivc until Sept 30 ROMEO KIIRIM remanded for tests Charged in shooting SUDHURY nt Ili Mike Solski the mayor of nearby Nickel Centre was in fair condition in hospital Thursday after being shot in the abdomen and chest while prc siding over his last council meeting Wed nesday night ltomso Kcrim it appeared in provincial court Thursday after being charged with at tempted murder in connection with the incident He has been remanded until Nov 24 for psychiatric examination The man who shot Solski apparently was upset about expropriation of his town property by the Nickel District foir servation Authority He had spoken to council on the subject two weeks before but was told to come back when Solski was present weather Windy today with rain developing Rain heavy at times with strong southeasteriy winds gusting to 70 kmh Windy and colder Saturday with frequent flurries Highs today to Overnight lows around freez ing Temperatures steady near freezing Saturday 114 your No 268 Friday November 17 1978 In federal budget Sales tax slashed 25 people benefits modest Drugs worth $4M seized near Shelburne RCMP officers seized about 445 pounds of hashish oil Sunday at farm near Shelburne about 60 kms southwest of Barrie Constable Bob Lowe of Bar rie RCMP holds one pound bag of the cannabis resin which he says has street value of between $4500 and $6000 The entire shipment of the drug from Jamaica has an estimated street value of $4 million say RCMP is believed to be the largest seisure of its kind in Canada say Barrie RCMP Charged under the Narcotics Control Act with trafficking and possession for the purpose of trafficking is Maurice Kenneth Hope 28 of Shelburne Ex aminer Photo People power could affect parking limit plan Knowles DENNIS lrlllllill Of The l2llllllltl leoplc power could make city council ruronsider thi twolioiir limit on downtown parking says AM Bill Knowles The city said lliiiisday it would enforce air 11 year old bylaw prohibiting parking for more than two hours at any of the ttttt two hour meters downtown ars parked at lWirllOtll meters longer than two hours could get s3 fiiic whether the ad ditioiial time is paid for or not If enough shoppers rant arid rave about it if could be itxonsidcrcd Aid Knowles told The Examiner today It will probably coirie upfordcbaleal the next council meeting ouncii meets Monday at at tity llall Ald Knowlcs said that he personally is torn between the two sides The meters shouldnt be for the mcr chants The merchants are simply not co operating Ald Knowles said however that he feels the bylaw which has been in effect since 1007 will help shoppers Three other alderiiieii reached by The Ex iimiiicr today agiccd lwo hour parking should be enough time for people to get their shopping done said Aid Alex Arthur dont see it as being hardship If did would be prepared to change my mind Yes Im in favor of it Aid Fred llucmpcr said today think we provide enough off street parking parking lots to warrant it One third of the meters downtown arc ocr cupiid by meter tmdcrs he continued lhats lot Meter feeders riii downtown llisiricss employers who park at meters all day puffiii 23 cents iii every two hours He said council could however reconsider flllWOllOllllIlllll Ald Nelson iarrctt said he is in favor of thcaction as well run in favor in so turns it will stop merchants and their employees from meter feeding he said Aid Knowles said he was not aware at the July to council rimting that enforcement of mctcr feeding would mean ticketing cars when money was in the meter itouncil gave direction at that meeting to the traffic department to enforce the by law The three other aldermcii told The ler amincr they were aware ol it however The Examiner could not reach other city aldcrnieii today Remove rent controls he urges lORONlO li The president of the Ontario ltcal Estate Association says rent control should be removed rather than cx wrists BANK LOAN dirtL KS Ill be honest Your loan approval will not be easy seeing that you need the money inside today lifestyle entertainment 15 16 homes page 17 sports 910 oomicstv guide 18 classified 1923 Panorama 16 pages tended as giwernmcnt in letter Wednesday to Premier William Davis Arthur Johnson called for rent control to be lifted immediately in areas where the vacancy rate is three per cent or more As other areas rise to that level rent control should be lifted automatically Johnson said the extension of controls postpones inevitable rent increases until 1001 Frank Drea consumer and commercial relations minister intrixliiccd the Residential lenancics Act in the legislature in October The act which extends rent controls received second reading lediiesday Johnson said the assixiatioii which has 23000 members and represents 47 real estate boards in the province believes undue rent increases can be blocked only on an ongoing basis it free market conditions are allowed to prevail proposed by the provincial Billionaires sought in Iran lEllltAN All Shah Mohamnied lleza lahlavis police launched nationwide dragnct today for group of billionairts wanted on corruption charges and racketeers who allegedly jailed people in lion cages to extort protection money Public Prosecutor Hussein llashemi said among the 10 men sought are Senator Ali Rivaei billionaire owner of the Navard steel mill in Kuzcstan and his son Other Navard board members he ig sought are Mahmoud Afshar Manuchch Mobcdshiihi and Mali moud TorahiMoghadam OTTAWA JPi The federal sales tax is slashed by 25 per cent with modest income tax benefits and mild program of economic stimulation in the federal budget presented Thursday by Finance inister Jca hret ien Of course some would have wanted more but have offered the maximum could under present circumstances he said in defending his second formal budget and his fourth major financial statement in his tenure See budget roundup Page 13 talliiig it budget without political gimmick Ihrcticn told reporters Thursday he had gone as far as he thought he could in generating economic activity at time of slow growth and harsh federal spending rc straint Tritics milling the budget hambcr of Oinmcrcc exercise in its varied scattering of bitsinuss and iiiveistiiicnt benefits said they expect yet another budget before the Liberal government must face the electors by next summer These were major budget moves The federal sales tax of 12 per cent is cut to nine for everything but tobacco and alco hol costing Slit billion by March 31 1980 Manufacturers would be monitored toeiisure the cuts were passed to consumers 15° Per Copy Carrlor Home Deliver 90 Weekly 32 pages the examiner serving borrie and simcoe county AThe personal income tax deduction for working taxpayers is doubled to $500 and the inflationindexed personal income tax deduction rate is raised to nine per cent at cost of about $12 billion for 1979 thENTHES WELCOME The Progressive Conservatives welcomed the budgets industrial incentives and praised Ihretien for reducing sales taxes but lamented the lack of housing assistance The New Democratic Party said the budget sentences the country to hand winter Party Leader Ed Broadbent said the budget is disappointment to those hoping for tur na round in the economy Labor leaders called it nickelanddime budget with nothing for the unemployed but business leaders congratulated Chretien for his restraint labelling the budget sensible and responsible Running throughout the measures and hretiens remarks was the constant message that the road to economic health lies in keeping costs under control and remaining competitive on world markets He said Canadians have behaved responsibly in keeping their wage demands moderate during the last three years and urged them not to let up setting off new spiral of higher wages followed by higher costs Positive reaction here among businessmen Hy SllilllllN Nit 110115 Of The lIimincr Local reaction among businessmen and iiianulcturcrs to the federal budget sccms to be priiiiarily positive although many of them who spoke with The i2xamincr today said they have not had chance to examine the new budget clowa ob litllOOl general manager of the Greater ltarric hamber of oinmeicc told The lihtlllllltl hc belicvis the budget will have favorable results for faiiadian in dislry Hollywoixi said the reduction in the federal salts tax should help anadian industries be more coiinxtitivc llt international markets investment and capital spending in tanadian manufacturing should be helped by the new ludgcts provisions said llollywuxl and he said thats important right now lat Morgan comptroller for Moldex Ltd said the new budget will lcliiiitely help iiviiiulacturers He said the reduction in tax will be passed on to the consumer and will stimulate buying The economy would be given boost by this he said and if the manufacturing sectors benefits more jobs will result Automobile Slith should improve said Joe laylor irahain Ford sales manager The tax reduction should help the price of the automobile he said Taylor said he was expecting more from the budget lie said the government should have made greater reduction in sales tax and there should have been more personal tax benefits But he added somethings better than nothing Tedd Scddon president of Georgian Pon tiac Buick GM Ltd said the tax reduction should help stimulate spending He said his dealership will definitely pass the savings on to the customers and he said it should help Seddoii said he thought there should have been more to help personal investments but he said it seemed to be reasonable ixidgct Doug Renault owner of Barrie TV and Ap pliances said he hopes the tax reduction will help end low ebb in buying at the mo merit He said the government is doing all it can and he is satisfied with the budget Bob Beaumont owner of Monarch TV and Appliances is less optimistic He said he doesnt think buying will be stimulated by the tax cut and he doubts the government can do iuiything to help the present situation He said aiuidiaixs are expecting too much from the government cant see what theyre the government is going to do said Beaumont He said the drop of three per cent in federal tax will not be felt by the consumer because it is hid den tax and he doesnt expect the prices will be reduced lecairse of the tax cut Untidy look only temporary Bradford Street will look something like this for another month as result of the reconstruction of bridge over Bunkers Creek near the CGE plant Consumers Gas Company is relocating the gas line around the outside of the bridge Next Bell Canada will raise and replace cables then Bob Garner Construction Ltd will tear up the entire concrete bridge and replace it with steel structure ivan Schell general manager for the construction com pany says the present bridge ls generally In very poor shape Examiner Photo