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A group of enthusiastic for this picture on their new the students in the picture spending much time on .the children take time out from playground structure. Most of attend Lockhart and will be structure. climbing and jumping to pose Pancakes served at Lockhart Carl James Lowery, spn of James and Doreen Lowery, graduated from Kemptville college of Agricultural Tech nology on Friday, May 25th I97<1. Mr. and Mrs. James Lowery and Kevin attended the exercises. East Beach residents oppose road closing A pancake breakfast was served on Sunday morning at Lockhart School to feed' the parents and children of the Lockhart Community Assoc- Mainstreàm Canada Those Rising Tax Bills By W. Roger Worth The millions of Canadians who have believed instinctively, that their tax bills have been rising at an inordinate pace since 1961 have jieen proven correct. A recent study by Vancouver's Vancouver's Fraser Institute indicates the average Canadian family's tax bill is up a cool 302Vo since / 961. Worse, the study esti- ^--mates the increase would be a realistic 336% if the rising iation as part of the ribbon cutting ceremonies for the new playground structure which has just been erected. amount of government debt (deferred taxation) is included. More important, perhaps, are comparisons between tax increases and costs in other parts of consumer budgets. In 1961, for example, an average Canadian family had total before-tax income of $8,187 and faced a tax bill of $1,863 in hidden and direct taxes. Roger Worth is Director, Public Affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business. In the same year, the family would have paid $1,066 on housing, $1,305 for food, and a further $491 on clothing. • • Now consider what's happened happened between 1961 and 1978. In the intervening period, total family income leaped 231 Vo to $27,101. The consum- The above photo shows Albert Munneke and John Reid, principal of the school, preparing preparing the pancakes and er price index, meanwhile, jumped 134Vo partially as a result of increased housing costs (up 255Vo to $3,781), rising rising food expenditures (up 172Vo to $3,549), and higher clothing spending (up 200Vo to $1,474). The fatter tax bills, on the other hand, outpaced all these, rising 302Vo to $7,486 in the 17 year period, or 336Vo to $8,123 if government deficits are included. It's important to note that during the interval some costly government programs were - initiated, shifting some spending spending away from the private sector. sector. Two examples, thç national health care scheme and a major expansion of government support for senior citizens. Nevertheless, other government government spending (and taxation) has increased dramatically suasages while local board trustee George Cameron and M.P.P. Sam Cureatz stand in line to be served. over the years. The study also provides some insight into methods of tax collection and a possible reason for the relatively muted public reaction to the changes. Says the report: "While most Canadians are used to considering income taxes -as the most significant taxes they pay... other taxes account for a larger fraction of the total tax bill". • The Institute points out that in 1978 thé average family paid income taxes pi $3,134, yet other taxes - ranging from oil and motor vehicle taxes; to amuse f ment and property taxes - amounted to $4,352.' In other words,,taxes other than income taxes - many of them of the hidden variety - account for nearly 60Vo of the total tax bill of the average Canadian faiiiily. , , The Bowmanville JayCees i have had to contend with an obstacle course in the promotion promotion of their Bowmanville Week thiê year. First there was objection from residents in the Sopei ' Creek Park area as to the use of the Soper Creek Park for their activities including a beer garden. This objection forced the JayCees to make , other arrangements. On Monday council receiv ed a petition from residents of the East Beach area objecting objecting to the closing of a road for an hour and half for the proposed bed race. Arrangements Arrangements had been made to allow emergency vehicles and residents residents pass through during the closure. * . Council took no action to close out the use of the road but Counc. Prout is to meet with Mr. Hout, representing the residents and Mr. Pooler representing the JayCees to endeavour to reach agreement agreement for the use of the road. Hout, Pooler and Prout put their heads together Tuesday morning and after some two hours of discussion came to an agreement with the road to be closed off for the one and a half hours and the bed race to proceed. 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