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ltq TOT REACHES FOR ROLL lotiieziimld lamie Attwell reaches for roll during tish breakfast at the hurclr IIIIlitI£llk Alcona Reach gt fish Irv marked the last Wm RHWIH day of the animal sunnner mm mm Min3 service combining dav HM camp activities with re Wrong time for proposals The province might have the wrong time to make reforms to property tax laws says the Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce Bob Hollywood general manager represented the chamber at public meeting in Orillia Thursday for the provin cial commission studying the IS reforms Mr Hollywood said the brief was prepared by the legislative affairs committee of the chamber under Peter Howden chairman He asked reading the brief if the tax reforms are absolutely necessary when the national and provincial levels of produc tivity are barely beginning to recover We are of the opinion that the timing of these proposals which have serious implica tions for all residents is ques tionable he said Mr Hollywood said the busi ness and investment climate of Ontario is at best uncertain It is extremely difficult if not impossible to forecast the total impact of these proposals without more precise knowl Colonel Sanders entuck nth attain Colonel Sanders and his bon make it finger lickin good 315 Bayfield St 45 Essa Road Barrie chamber brief says edge the brief said Mr Hoilvwood said the Bar rie chamber is concerned about increasing taxes on the older properties in the city with re assessment Many persons on fixed iii comes tend to be the owners of older homes he said reading the brief It would be required that some form of assistance be available to help them in the early years of the proposed made that business tax value he set at St per cent of the assessed value he said Why could it not have been fixed at 30 per cent The commission also re ceived brief from the Orillia and District thaniber of oin merce Doug Lewis chamber member read the brief saying Changes theflproposed reforms will SERIUFS PROBLEMS shift the brunt of the tax Mr Hollywood said few peo hurlmH mm bugl ple in Ontario can expect taxes 05505 to decrease because of the pro posed reforms because school board properties will be taxed The proposed tax reforms he said will cause serious pro blems for small businesses and also for the large industries will need more land to operate The chamber brief said the government should not ignore these two sectors of the na tional economy and suggested more detailed studies to en sure that the impact of any change is equitable We are unable to ascertain why the recommendation was THURSDAY SEPTEMBER ONLY inctis delirium Kcnlnrky Iiii Int Im amigoItll brown hungi Main Street ntario will suf fer crippling increases while big business is granted decrease he said Tourist resorts and other seasonal businesses are especially hard hit by the proposed tax reform Mr Lewis said his chamber would like the province to place ceiling of eight per cent on budgets for municipalities and defer proposals for farms and managed forests and business assessment until the impact of the market value assessment can be properly determined liegultii BIRTHDAY SPECIAL Thornton minor hockey registration dates set By FLORENCE IIOLT THORNTON The Thornton Minor Hockey Association will hold registration at the arena on Thursday Sept from to pm and on Saturday Sept 11 from to4 pm The cost this year will be $35 for one child $65 for two and $85 for three or more All children must bring their social insurance numbers Thornton will ice teams in the YorkSimcoe division of the On tario Minor Hockey Association and house league has been set up with Alliston and Beeton St Judes annual Harvest Home service will be held on Thanksgiving Sunday Oct 10 at 11 am with guest speaker Rev Tony Capon director of development Wycliffe College Toronto Recent visitors with Francis Wicklum were her cousins Mr and Mrs Norn Tune of Sea forth who were accompanied by Mr and Mrs Bill Iurrell and their daughter Diane of England Visiting with Mrs Harold Wallace at her cottage at Cann ng Lake near Minden on Aug 28 were Mr and Mrs lorrance Black and Mr and Mrs rval arr FRIENDSHIP The first fall meeting of the lrieiidship Ilub will be held later than the usual date 855313 at St Judes Church hall at 730 pm Visitors are welcome Mr and Mrs Cliff Stephen son arrived home Aug 25 after motoring to Calgary to visit their son Garry and family for coupleof weCkS While there they became ac quainted With their seven monthold grandson Wade and they toured into part of British Columbia Abundant crops were being harvested in the prairies bad hailstorm which made dents on the car chrome was ex perienced by the travellers in the Ignace area of northern On tario on the trip west The storm lasted 10 minutes and the sound of large hail stones being crushed under the car wheels could be hea rd BARRIE FAIR Congratulations to the young people of Thornton who won prizes at the Barrie Iair last week In the beef steer class for 4H Club members there were about 50 animals placed in three groups with Rick Cockrane of RR lhornton in the first group Susan Sturgess RR Thornton in the second and Pamela Kleinveld RR Thornton in the third In the swine class Scott Pearson 01 RR Thornton whon when he showed his gilt and his brother John Pearson won the Showmanship award In the floral exhibition Ellen Spencer and daughter Sheryl and son Scott received seven prizes some of which were first seconds and thirds Neville and Muriel Jamieson and Torrance and Jean Black visited Aug 28 at Gull Rock Beach at the home of George and Eleanor Oreto JUNIOR IIOIR Rev Paul Parkins topic at Trinity United Church on Aug 29 was the parable of the latecomers It was announced that junior choir is in the making Any children between five and 12 years old will be welcomed to the first practice at the church on Monday Sept 13 from 430 t053pm The senior choir will resume practice on Thursday Sept 16 at730 pm The Ontario Hydro fieldmen are to be commended on their prompt action in restoring power on Aug 26 when lightn ing storm caused blackout To my knowledge there is only one house in Thornton with lightning rods Mrs Arthur Reids house on Highway 27 40TH ANNIVERSARY The family of Torrance and Jean Black will hold an open house in honor of their parents 40th wedding anniver sary at the home of Wallace and Isobel Black on Sunday Sept 12 from to pm and t09pm Rev Bruce McCallum and Mrs McCallum and baby have returned to their duties in the North Essa Parish after vaca tion in the Ottawa area with Bruces parents He also at tended conference in Chicago Elmer and Doris Merchant arrived home Aug 30 after spending few days visiting cousins at Wiarton Southamp ton and Owen Sound Mr and Mrs Ronald Storey of Peterborough recently visited Mrs Storeys parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Merchant The Market Place Wednesday Sept 197613 Stroud senior citizens will resume meetings By MRS WWCAMPBELL STROUD Regular meetings of the Stroud senior citizens club will start on Tuesday Sept at pm in the StroudInnisfii recreation All senior citizens are invited to attend Last Monday the group visited the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton and the Lion Safari at Rockton Private school board questions tax plans RILLIA There will be greater burden on the public school system if independent and private schools go out of business because they have to pay property tax the Ontario tax reform commission was told here Thursday If you legislate the private schools out of existence by your tax reforms you shoudl make the taxpayers aware of the ad ditional burden they will have to bear said Mary Jo Quilty representing St Theresas Private Hiin School Board in Midland The school board objects to proposed tax reform which would allow tax exemption for only churches cemeteries and Indianland The t976 Ontario Budget said assistance through grants would be preferable to tax ex emption for most nonprofit organizations But how will our private high schools be assured of grants in lieu of exemptions Mrs Quilty asked She said the Ontario govern ment has already stated policy of not directing public funds to support private schools Is this policy so recently stated now to be reversed Mr and Mrs Sam Thompson of Toronto have returned home after some time With Mrs Thompsons brother and sister inlaw Mr and Mrs Jim Leonard Everyone is glad to see Jim home from hospital Albert Leonard of Kapuskasing is also guest at the Leonard home Mrs Joseph ThirdMr and Mrs Nelson Watson Mrs Melville Ayerst and son John Mrs Robert Beaton Marion and Neil and Third attended the wedding of Mrs Thirdjs granddaughter Jeanne Marie Third daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman Third of Harrison Jeanne Marie became the bride of Brian Lennox of Harrison in the Harrison Presbyterian Church on Friday evening Mrs Cross of Edmonton Alberta visited relatives Mr and Mrs Lloyd Webb and Mrs Fred Wright this past week Mr Ross Turner entertained friends and neighbors last week at her home on the 10th Sideroad Mrs Joan Bader tscher demonstrated dried flower arranging and the guests enjoyed tea and tour of the lovely Turner home THE CANADIAN PROGRESS CLUB OF BARRIE INTRODUCES OPERA HONPROGRESS With Their Fifth Annual BIKEA THON SATURDAY SEPT 25 976 Starting Time9 om WHY WHERE FORMS HELP SUPPORT THE MENTALLY RETARDED OF YOUR DISTRICT Thank You We are pleased to announce again our Annual Bikeathon This is our main fund raising endeavour Progress Club of Barrie with your enthusiastic participation in past years has been able to provide considerable funds for the Sheltered Workshop provide and equip Progress House Community Residence for Mentally Retarded Adults Progress Club of Barrie continues its campaign to help those less fortunate and once again seeks your valued support The Annual Bikeothon is your Opportunity to help Progress Club of Barrio 20 mile route starting and ending at Barrie Armoury by Queens Park Will be available from Goodomondt Real Estate any branch of tho Royal Bank Cordinol Cash Curry Janos Stationery and Unigroup Real Estate They will include pledge shoots mop of the route and complete instructions CHALLENGE team of Post Presidents of the Progress Club has issued challenge to any team of Past Presidents of all other Service Clubs The team to deposit the most plodgoc collected will rocoivo 20 of all teams deposited pledges for the Charity of their choice PRIZES STUDENTS From All Educational Institutions WIN Bicycles or Cash Any student with pledges in the amount of $20000 or more will receive IO speed bicycle or equivalent in cosh when monies deposited $20000 in bonlt before Nov wm $3000 CASH Any student with pledges in the amount of $15000 or more will receive $3000 CASH when monies deposited in bank before Nov WIN $2000 CASH Any student with pledges in the amount of 0000 or more will receive S2000 CASH when monies deposited in ban before Nov WIN $1000 CASH Any student with pledges in the amount of $5000 or more will receive $I000 CASH when monies deposited in bank before Nov l0000 $5000 FREE HAMBURGER FOR EVERY PARTICIPANT COMPLIMENTS OF Trophies for Trade Commerce Govt etc ADULTS Lady or Man Ist Trophy 2nd Dinners Highest amount deposited pledges will receive LARGE SUITABLY INSCRIIED TROPHYle KEEP from the Canadian Progress Club Second Highest amount of pledges deposited will receive DINNER FOR TWO AT MAUDE KOIIRYS STEAK HOUSE