/ THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, ew System Of Increased School Grants ~losts Effective In 1957 Three Forms Of Grants tes and high schools and 30 for|in rapidly expanding urban and vocational schools. suburban municipalities. In the tary and secondary! These three increases, costing light of charging conditions, the 1958, Provincial Treas-|the province $10,000,000, would provice is making a detailed ap- r said today. |help boost total elementary and praise} of the overaling and cap- .|secondary school assistance to|ital educationa! needs of our mu- get spevch In the Op. $101,000,000 in the coming year nicipalities. This will be an ex- lo policy was needed compared with $81,260,000 in the haustive study of all aspects of 5 demands of a growing year now closing. Rest of the in- school finances and administra-| ulation. Now 1,000,000, | crease resuited from growth in| tion. : | ouble in the next 15 to enrolment. 10 BE REVIEWED ' | An essential prelude to the sec-| During the thira stage of the 'ond stage of the program was es- plan, in 1959 additional refine- "| tablishment of a common assess- ments would be made in the ment yardstick throughout the|.rants system which would vrovince, for grant purposes al. kept under constant review, N n iti | though not necessarily for loca he minister also announced; y alin three specific forms iy Where municipalities did *wo moves to strengthen the janges Ipot enter into the equalized as-| teachers' superannuation fund l-per-C amount of elementary cegsment program. the province|place it on a stronger actuarial} Ome hers' salaries, included would establish a grant basis basis. It got $1000.00 in a sup-| < tWoed cost for grant pur-!ihrough spot assessment checks, |: ementary he gauld be raised to $100 The new system to be intro in the oreseat fiscal ye R:01 2a pupil: |duced next year would be based with the new fiscal ye Provignacial grant of $6 a mainly on assessment. At the the province would cont ouncit on entary schools would | same time, a basic floor would be per cent of teachers salaries et ade to $8; incorporated in the grants system. the fund, matching the contribu- ture, social $6 a pupil grant; . "Owing to the increase in school tion by the teachers themselves rovinGry schools would be in- costs, adjustments in minimum 'this would incr2ase the nrovince's 0. 5 $20 for continuation levels will be required. An espe- Totaly; for collegiate institu-'cially acute problem has arisen Senators Sw 0 (CP)--Ontario will new system of grants | irst stage in a three 'am aimed at establish efining a new system, | TORCr announced increases 400,000. rd hig th i A "iy Spend | $29,128,000 To Education| grants totalling $29,128,000 to uni-| versities and agricultural colleges in the coming year, Treasurer Porter said today. | only were struggling with the {problem of rising costs but also faced the prospect of an enrol- ment which might double within the next 10 years and quadruple within the next 20. The province's aim in capital and maintenance b | grants--$14,047,000 and $15,081,000, © respectively for the coming year-- was to lighten their financial load and prepare them for coming ex- and pansion. sities in the coming year: Univer- grant from revenues Sl ar. Starting | College of ! ; | April 1,| Queen's University and the Uni- bute six|versity of Western Ontario, $825, s to 000 apiece; McMaster University |and $400,000 apiece; Carleton College, $225,000; onnual share by $3,700,000 to $9,- $1000: Ontario College of Art,| come before computing corpora- -- 000. | poses included $2,072,000 for the|taxpayers is only about one-half a | University of Toronto; $1,000,000 of such taxes. . . . gay for Queen's, Western, Mc-| "The taxpayer who owns his | uated basis. Master, Home And Farm Owners TORONTO (CP)--Ontario home | payments' made in the past. This nd farm owners got a special would do away with "'the present |tax gift today. elaborate system of bookkeep- | Provincial Treasurer Porter in ing. {his budget speech gave them a The justice grants would not {helping hand by ataching a con- apply to municipalities in unor- | dition to the province's "'uncon- ganized districts in Northern On- | ditional grants" to municipalities. tario where the provincial gov- Private property owners would | ernment paid all such costs. benefit from a $20,900,000 share FURTHER SAVINGS of the $213,900,000 in municipal The province also planned to as- grants in the coming fiscal year, sist municipalities by raising its The total was up $33,700,000 from share of children's aid costs to the current year. 40 from 25 per cent and of. direct In the past the unconditional relief costs to 60 from 50 per cent. grants had been applied to reduce| Amount of tax reduction to lS Would mean a minimum an: the general tax rate on property, home owners would vary from Jyal saving to municipalities of benefitting icdustrial and com-|place to place. For Metropolitan ¥%< mercial property as well as res-|Toronto, it should be about two| They would get more help on idential. This year they would |mills, No estimates were avail- | roads, the new grant of $53,000, help only home and farm owners. (able for other areas. |, 000 Somparing with $46,000,000 EUSINESS EXPENSE Basically, the unconditional paid in the current fiscal Joar. Owners of industrial and com-|grants compensated municipalit-| Other municipal aid included mercial properties could charge |les for social welfare expendi- conservation, drainage an 900 their municipal taxes as an ex-|tures. Last year the total was |control projects at $5,000,000 and nse of doing business and de-!$12,700,000, on a basic amount of payments to mining municipalit- ct them from their taxable in-|$1.50 per capita plus an additional [ies of $2,000,000. graduated sum up to $2.50, the| The budget took account of the larger payments going to the |problems faced by municipalities larger cities. in financing public works pro- In the coming year, the basic [jects in today's tight money mar- grant would be $2 and the top| ket, announcing an increase to amount still $2.50 on the grad-|$150,000,000 from $50,000,000 in the amount the province can loan for schools, water and sewerage works through the Ontario Munic- TORONTO (CP)--Ontario plans| rates for all property. and then calculate the unconditional grants from the province as a reduction in the rate on residential and farm property. "We believe this measure will stimulate home ownership and also increase the number of dwell- ings available for rental pur- poses." 1 would also provide relief for farm property, "a sector of the economy which has not been par- ticipating in the province's gen- eral expansion and prosperity." AMOUNTS VARY Provincial Mr, Porter said universities not Maintenance grants to univer- ty of Toronto, $5,800,000; Ontario Education, $500,000; ! the University of Ottawa, Assumption University | qu, Waterloo College $125,-| ion income tax, i : { "Thus, in general, the net cost Special grants for capital pur-of municipal taxes to corporate Ottawa, Carleton, As-|qwn home does not enjoy this ad-| The province planned a new [sumption and the Ontario College yantage. To him, the cost of the system to aid municipalities [of Art; $500,000 for Waterloo Col-| municipal property tax is a net|which contribute to the cost of P lege | cost. There is no opportunity for | administration of justice--such as Tr. HELP FOR OAC ihim to obtain a partial offset or operating supreme courts, county f $5 The Ontario Agricultural Col- recovery." {courts and jails, They would re- nue 0d S ; lege and MacDonald Institute will] This year, | ceive a basic grant of $1 per cap- IVE- | OTTAWA (CP) A sudden; At that point Senator Aseltine, a receive $4,202,000 for gross main-|would strike ita instead of "certain offsetting 3,400,000 Angry Words municipal councils their general ax ipal Improvement Corporation. The corporation buys municipal debentures at an interest rate fixed by the cabinet, Current rate is 6.3 per cent for 20-year debent- urs. in aid| Mrs. David | their teacher Mrs. I The debate was on a government Would receive an additional grant] 4 € | Arena the girls returned 'to the ouldust be continued and ex-|the West the surplus would disap-|goroing a vote. [studies in connection with its pro- Mrs. Hayes welcomed the mem-/ home of Mr. tax, alities. liver. | unless there was a crop failure. Sixth Round | preciated by the pupils. Some| vice and for the text of his ser- mon he chose "Matthew the Tax callers at the home of Mr. and| Collector'. A duet was sung by Verna Smith and Stanley Webber called "Pause for a Moment of Prayer." members of gation and their mothers met to plan for a coming event. The members of the Columbus- Kedron Session met at the Manse on Monday evening. The meeting opened with prayer and after business was discussed lunch was | served by Mrs. R. H. Rickard and a social time enjoyed. | PERSONALS Mr, and Mrs. Murray McMil- Frank{lan and son Scott from the Don| he| Smith. After playing two games, | Mills spent the weekend with! Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Corner and| ments, of which the province d./lunch of hot dogs and pop was Mrs. McMillan's parents, Mr. and|\r and Mrs. Jamie Stark attend- 60 per cent and the municipi {Mrs. John Miller. Special Tax Gift For Ontario If Hollywood is looking for a dog with an appetite for kosh- er foods, it won't have to look farther than the home of Helen Borenstein, Toronto. Her four- year-old cocker-pekingese-dach- shund loves cheese blitzes, APPETITE MAY BRING bagels and smoked fish. The Hollywood call came when it was found that none of the studio pooches would twice at anything but regula. tion fare. --Central Press Canadian | Mr. and Mrs. Alan Scott | tended the service. | Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hawes and daughters Gail and Cheryl from Whitby were Sunday afternoon also at- Mrs. Frank Smith, Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stafford Cosway awa, | Mr. Morley Cook of Colborne visited with Mrs. Thomas Cook on Tuesday afternoon. | Mr, and Mrs. John Naylor spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Naylor John and Bar- bara are living in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fran- |dale, Kedron, were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. an Mrs. E. R. White. Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Dring, (ed Ladies' Night at the Masonic 'Welfare Costs Are Mounting | TORONTO (CP)--Welfare serw ices will cost Ontario $29,400,000 After the service the|were Mr. and Mrs, Harry Woods in the current fiscal year and an the Junior Congre- and their three sons from Osh-|a4qditional $1,100,000 next year, | Provincial Treasurer Porter sald |today. | In his budget speech to the Ome (tario legislature, the minister sald | the principal increase will be im {payments to charitable institu. | tions, children's aid and mothers' {allowances. More than 5,000 persons ¥e- {ceived old-age assistance pay- ties |the rest. Rev. and Mrs. R. H. Rickard|Lodge in Bowmanville on Satur-| Without going into detail, Mr. |the Port Perry United Souren, Those attending wer e|and Alastair and Patsy spent Fri- day. Sharon Scott, Kathleen Beath,|day and Saturday at the home of| Mr. and Mrs. John Nesbitt|dren under the Donna Hayes, Elizabeth Hayes, Mrs, Rickard's parents, Mr. and from Port Perry are Barbara Henry, Kaye McKenzie, Mrs, H, J. Clarke in Belleville. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nesbitt. Joan Miller and Patsy Rickard.| Liitle Debra Leanne Wylie was| {baptized by her grandfather Rev. Oshawa General Hospital but is There was a good attendance/R. Wylie on Sunday morning at making satisfactory progress. ! Mr. Art Hepburn is home after tario children under 18 who were visiting with Mr. Thomas Flett is still in the several days last week {Debra is the y t 'of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wylle, "on jury duty in Whitby. 222 011 020 2-12 Bo 2-13 400 0-- 7. {New Brunswick Saskatchewan Manitoba Standings Ontario .. Northern Ontario . | Alberta Manitoba ...... Saskatchewan . Nova Scotia .. British Columbia . | Quebec : | Prince Edward Isla { New Brunswick HOCKEY'S BIG 7 He B10 (CP --Ontario may | storm, growing from a dispute be- farmer since 1919, waved his arm tenance charges; Ontario Veter- "ri record $233.400,000 on tween two Progressive Conserva- at his lea ler, who stood be elinary College $1,097,000 and els vear, Provincial Trea- tives over wheat marketing poli- him and said "you do not need to Kemptville Agricultural School COLUMBUS rter said today. | cies, blew up in the Senate Wed- say that." He picked up his papers ' $357,000. menoprier said in his budget DERRY. 0 er | nd valked out when Senator HalE OAC and, MacDonald Institute the Ontario legislat y TRG : oo 2 5 will gel ,250, or capital out- he By > a Oe high farmer from Rosetown, Sask.,| He told a reporter later he has a lays; OVC $1,000,000 Fg Kempt-| Home And School Grou pent $203.00 000--set last year | Stalked from the upper chamber |jarge amount of wheat in storage, | ville $225,000. \V nar .c than $30,000,000. alter Opposition Lesuer John T. put is not worried about it. In recognition of the part public ' "> record expenditures on Haig referred to him as "'a very |ciypn APPROVAL libraries played in education, t' ey : and roads. "the magni-| wealthy man" who doesn't need . IM our tasks continues to to worry about wheat surpluses. | pi t extend for five years from Of $115,000. serves oun er S qa | ith "otor vehicle registration Later Senator Aseltine denied to | ovt July 31 the compulsory mar-| Two grants were included rose 5.5 per cent from a reporter that he had left in anger yotino powers of the wheat board, | Supplementary es t i mates, MRS. FRANK T. SMITH The intermediate girls class of ious year, representing at his leader, but observers said [The measure was given second |from the current year's budget. | Correspondent {Columbus Sunday School held a 90.000 cars and he was obviously annoyed. _|reading--approval in principle- The University of Toronto dental] The February meeting of the Valentine skating party on Satur- overation. Speaking before Senator Haig, | without a vote but with Senator faculty got $1,000,000, its fourth| Columbus Home and School As- day evening. All eight members hd £5 of future needs leave he had defended the Canadian gai: calling out "on division." Such annual grant, for its building|sociation was held in the Junior|were present. After spending the pointe! that this highway andj wheat, board aud a | That is a parliamentary device | PIOSTard, aaterlon College re | School with the president, Mrs. evening skating at the Brooklin Neti! rvad construction pro-| Vi d for showing disapproval without vi 20, o carry out special J, Hayes, presiding. and Mrs. ' Direct spending hy the|pear with orderly marketing. Sena ie i , |Jected engineering course. be d visitors after which s incon ; Senator Haig was not the only | bers an 3 Rede apienance and tes | Then he Oposton ender,» MEET (0 Ce, STO opr pao Aer wa rend om Me Ie sed o ¢ > '.t. | marketing powers of the wheat A 2 as | oD Smith isted br jario tion, plus $52,000,000 in| 79-year-old Winnipeg lawyer, at ine) |win, the Senior school teach- Smith assisted by hes to municipalities which |tacked the board's compulsory | DOr. is ler thanking the Home and Beath. effprobably spend a like powers and said Canada couldnt] Senator Thomas A. Crear 21 | |School for providing hot drinks| th raising the potential pro- get rid of her 800,000,000-bushel Manitoba) made the same cri WINNIPEG (CP) -- Wednes- |g the children who take their ositd ,000,000. | wheat surplus. Ordinary farmers |ism. He said Canada is not solving |day's results in the Dominion lunches to school. This has been on cal of $24£.000,000 was spent | could not operate on the amounts its surplus wheat problem and bigh school curling champion- done all winter by the Home and a twer, including $46,000,000 by of wheat they were allowed to de- | wouldn't under the present system ships: |School and has been much ap CHURCH SERVICE ind | 0G re Ronaior alph " tax, Porter also disclosed a It is all right for a gentleman K Saskatchewan Senator Ralph gc, 000 110 001 0-- 8|more records have also been at the Sunday morning service to in of new anent weigh- (like the honorable member from Hornet, one of the fvema Con-| Alberta 211 002 240 1-13 | bought Yor the school. |at Columbus United Church. Rev. picns would'be se i dug Rostov, Vio BADER 1 pi acca wi Seater. Anctoe hai Kos Seti Rickard conducted the se 13 V! {Nova oo a ol ont i Shaking" He ito. have his. grain stuffed in the |gurplus wheat likely would be sold. |New Brunswick 110 101 Bowe , elevators from 1953 ate," said| He. said surpluses m prove to Saskatchewan Ses Haig. "He does not need > a 258k in case of pro- Northern Oafarto 038 % money. longed drought. <uebec 1 "ario Health Ha -- Manitoba 002 305 Q Inc ea PRICKLY CUSTOMER Onan vent a Usually silent, the porcupine has NHL LEADERS Quebec 002 001 creas been known to grunt and chatter British Columbia 110 210 y : l Nova Scotia 201 003 DNTO (CP) -- Ontario's, he kingdom of Scotland. | By THE CANADIAN PRESS [Alberta 030 310 bill this year will reach| Standing: Detroit, won 32, lost, Untario 000, Provincial Treasurer operated by the province. The On- 13, tied 10; points 74 PE.I ~ said today in his budget tario Hospital in North Bay, af- Points: Howe Detroit, in the Ontario legislature. |fording accommodation for 764 Goals: Howe. 36. said the total includes sup- 64 patients, was recently put into| Assists: Lindsay, Detroit, 44. Thtary grants made to the|zervice, and additions were being 'Shutouts: Plante. Montreal, 7. ce's hospitals, "providing 'made to mental hospitals Penalties: Fontinato, New York, ers services across a broad at Brockville, Penetanguishene, 116 minutes | tock and Kingst day minister noted a *strikin, | hadse" in Te general orl The cost of operating Ontario's | HOUSEHOLD HINT twa! € ¢ 0 m m o dation, toward |17 mental hospitals next year| If you were planning to bake, ao the government pays capi- would amountt o $29,900,000. and find you're out of baking 2 44 maintenace grants. Mr. Porter hoped a hospital in- powder, use *% teaspoon of baking be also had been widespread surance program will be in oper-| soda and one teaspoon cream of ot Preac sion in the bed capacity of|ztion by Jan. 1, 1959. "or earlier| tartar for 1%; teaspoons of bak- fin] hospital constructed and if it is administratively feasible." 'ing powder. Hep WWARIAS DDT LOO BI nd . 000 100 101 0-- 3 Bl 012 1--- 8 010 3-14 202 0-13 103 1-- 8| come. 020 0-- 001 9 to attend the Home and School 8 510 1--14 conference at 201 011 021 1--9 Hotel in" April. . 010 100 100 0-- 3 | Northern Ontario 040 103 305 1--17, der's Day" commemorating the 102 020 020 0-- 7|founding of Canadian Home and| 011 032 020 0-- 9 Schdol 200 100 101 2-- 7 [nada by Mrs. A. C. Courtice, The| Won Lost by Mrs. J. Miller followed by |sary of the association will be| celebrated and Thornton's Cor-| mers H and 8 have been invited) to attend as well as the school {board and all charter members. | Anyone from Columbus who wishes to attend will be very wel- Two delegates were appointed] the Royal York! The program was on "Foun-| Association across Ca-| Home and School Creed was read) al |talk on the meaning of the Creed. A short ceremony 'Let us say it with flowers" followed. The gold flower representing 'Faith' was presented by Mrs. J. Miller, | | the blue flower representing] | "Loyalty" by Mrs. Finn, the red |flower representing "Service" by| Mrs. Wait and the green fern| symbolizing *"'Tolerance'" by Mrs. Mountenay. [ An anagram contest concluded the entertainment after which refreshments were served by the By THE CANADIAN PRESS Andy Bathgate of New York collected two assists Wednesday to tighten his grip on fourth place in the National Hockey League scoring race Jacques Plante of Montreal tops the goalies in shutouts with seven and Lou Fontinato of New York is the most penalized player with 116 » ainutes in sentences. The leaders: A er | Howe, Detroit 2 Saal Zindsay. Montreal | Beliveau, Montreal .... Bathgate, New York | witzenberger Chicago Ullman Detroit Moore. Montreal .. va # BUSY MOTHERS The housewife busy arranging ! breakfast for Phose leaving the house should not neglect a nutri- § tious breakfast for herself. + |opened committee, The north up of the Wom- an's Association spent Thursday afternoon last week at the home of Mrs. Walter Holiday and Tues- day afternoon this week at the| home of Mrs, Arthur Smith. They | {coming bazaar. The Evening group of the WMS met last Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Howard McCor- mack with 10 members present. The president, Mrs. D. Watt, the meeting. This was followed by the business part of the meeting. After the business, {Mrs. Stafford Cosway led in the | devotional subject, "The Whole | Armour of God" and the Bible | study based on the chapter of Ephesians Mrs. H. McCormack | took the mission study for the | month on Burma. After repeating | the Mizpah benediction a social | hour was spent with lunch served | | by Mrs. J. Beaton and Mrs. H.| Mountenay. BE Women Charge Discrimination | TORONTO (CP) -- A political {war of the sexes loomed here Wednesday after a group of women's club executives sent an "open letter' to city council com- plaining about *'petty discrimina- | ron" against Controller Mrs. Jean | Newman. Mrs H. A. Coon, president of |tke Inter-Club Council, a group representing 30-odd women's or- panizations, says in the letter per | council is "sickened and disillu- ¥ioned at the display of pettiness among the male members of city council "' Mrs Coon also issued an ultim- atum If the men don't behave, '"'we will throw all our resources into throwing them out and electing-an | entirely new hoard of control." Support from women's' clubs relped give Mrs. Newman more {votes than uy other candidate Step | ) pilings under Jackson |during the December civic 'elec- nd ian ih, Tloot beam | whick. river bends to right and | boulevard bridge in foreground |' nS and nade her the only eatrance to Lake Michigan three Ele Voman oi cHy 'council TIGHT FIT FOR LAKES SHIP Jp 20 the bridges as 8.8, | ing with tower background, is | seph S. Young, a former sea- | Civic Opera building. beyond | river Some places it got by such as 0 passes along edge of by feet ated Tuesday Mrs Newman said she This is one oi largest ever to tracks are on raised bridge at 3 ficago's busigess district on fi feund it si P ay to Lake Michigan. Build- | make the trip through Chicago | bottom of picture. he city 'iraitie. sommitipe mest AL Nn ings and Metropolitan council ex- | ecutive meetings, both held at the | Fame hour. She asked to be given (2 seat on the parks committee in- s.ead of traffic. Her request was refused. | This was the last straw for Inter- | Club members, Mrs. Coon's letter | says. . | "The women of Toronto have at | itast 50 per cent of the vote and | will use it effectively at the next {civic election vou may be sure. | Tt will take you gentlemen the rest of your two-vear term to convince us that you are interested alone in good civic government. and are | rot swayed ny what appears to be nualice towards your woman col- teague . .. " | Controller Ford Brand said the | | suter-Club Council did not get all | {the facts before it launched its | criticism. He said the problem of conflic ing meetings facing Controller Newman "could be cleared up in five seconds' if she would serve on the property committee instead Ithe city traffie eommittee meet- of the traific committee. 7 { On March 11 the 10th anniver-|R. H. sition of chil. others' Allow- |ances Act "is being improved [through a broadening of the basis |of payments." 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