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Photo by Bill Harrison Hockey Enthusiasts Hail Champions On Arrival, 3.30 am. Wednesday, April 14, 1971 -- 433 ond largest item with an al- location of $3.9 million, an increase of $354,640 over last year. Plant maintenance will Jeceive $1.1 million, an in- crease of $106,100. About @ $206,000 of the combined in- creases will go for salaries,| ment o feducation was $552. The board estimates average daily enrolment in county elementary schools will be 31,500 pupils in 1971. The effective expenditure ceiling per secondary school student this year was set at $1,065 . The board's grant, however, will be based on $1,010 per pupil because it was permitted only a $75 in- crease from the 1970 grant ceiling of $935. An estim- ated 14,700 students will at- tend county secondary schools in 1971. Under the elementary school section, estimates pro- vide for up to 1,416 teachers. . > a P2RT & PERRY ' SECOND SECTION illi g $3.6 Millions In 1971 * The Ontario County Board| mainly through contract ad- of Education has appoved 4) justments and additional 1971 operating budget of/ staff. The board maintains $33.4 million, an increase of| 114 buildings in the county $3.6 million over last year. | system. The figure did not include| Tuition fees to the board proposed expenditures for) have increased $102,500, to capital items Aransportation/ $481,500. The increase was or debentures. Proposals on| due to per-pupil costs from these sections will be pre-| other counties whose school ented to the board in a sec-| Ontario County pupils attend. ond open meeting Tuesday, Of the total ordinary oper- April 13 at 7:30 p.m. Educa-| ating expenditure, $17.4 mil- «¢ ton mill rates for county! lion was allocated to the municipalities will also be|operation of elementary set at that meeting. schools, and $16.7 million to The motion to approve the) the operation of seconlary budget for ordinary operat-| schools. ing expenditures left an op-| The expenditure ceiling ening for the allocation of| per elementary school pupil » 'funds from time to time dur-| this year set by the depart- ing the year as the board)- sees fit. Salaries will take up $27.7 milion of the total operating figure, or $3.1 million of the inerease. Instruction takes by far the biggest chunk of the expen- diture, at $26.9 million (80 per cent), an increase of $2.8 million from 1970. Of that, $242 million is allocated for salaries. Plant operation is the sec- 'I'm in a bit of trouble, here. | wonder if you fellows could use another man?" : | horns and siren After losing their first game in Dresden by a score of 12 - 2 the Port Perry Mus- tangs (Midgets) came back strongly and won the next three games to win the All- Ontario Championship series three games to one over Dres- den. They won the fina! three games by scores of 7 - 6, 7 - 3/ and § - 3. The M ustangs travelled to Dresden last Saturday for what was to be the final game of the series. Two of the players did all the scoring for the Mustangs as Brent Heard picked up a hat trick (3) and Glen McCoy picked the re- maining two tallies. The management phoned home shortly before 11 p.m. that evening to inform the town of the win and the championship. The fire. de- partment was called andagreed to meet the winners on their return. When the fire truck arrived at the Arena, about 100 hockey enthusiasts, both young and old had gathered to welcome the young champ- ions. Two of the young female supporters had made a large sign in two colours with the wording "Welcome Champs" which was hung outside of the arena. Mrs. Marian Luke, manager of the arena was also very busy during the latter part of the evening as she had prepared a lunch of sand- whiches, cakes and coffee for the winners and the many supporters who had travelled to Dresden to cheer the team to victory. It was a little after 3.30 a.m. when the last car load of players returned. Immedi- ately after the return of the players, coaches, manager and trainer climbed aboard the fire truck and were driven through the village with sirens blaring and horns from the estimated 25 cars following the truck, blowing their horns in cele- bration. At times even the victory cheers of the players could be heard through the jing Embarking back at the arena, all gathered inside to have pictures taken and to) enjoy who had travelled to Dresden| replayed the game verbally for} the benefit of those who di not see the game. Congratulations Champs. See complete report of game on Sports page. the lunch provided while many of the supporters} Cty. Granted $95,000 For Job Program Provincial funds amounting to $95,073 were allotted to Ontario County and its muni- cipalities Monday as part of the provincial government's employment incentive pro gram. The funds of $1 per capita for each of the municipali- ties, based on their 1970 po- pulations, were allotted to the county to divide among the municipalities according to their needs. The employment incentive program was instituted March 4 to provide additional em- ployment for unemployed persons and to provide funds for works not scheduled in 1971 or scheduled works which create addtional em- ployment Suggested spaioeta include extension or improvement of capital works, removal of dead elm trees, brush clear- ing, landscaping or -rehabili tation of municipal buildings and park improvements The program lasts until June 30, during which time the municipalities will be re imbursed for 100 per cent of eligible payroll costs and 60 per cent of labor costs for welfare recipients and 40 per cent for unemployed per- sons which are over and above the scheduled munici- pal labor requirements The $95,073 designated for Ontario County was divided as follows: Ajax $6,000; Whit- by $23,256; Cannington $1,030 Pickering Village $1,991; Port Perry $2,000; Brock $3,116; Mara $2,618; Pickering Town- ship $29,905; Rama $956, Reach $2,500; Scott $1,000; Thorah $1,312; Uxbridge Twp $3,365; East Whitby $3,215; and Ontario County $12,809. REGIONAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM Needs More Time To Prove Itself After more than two years regional government in Ont- ario is still in the painful testing stage. Senior officials in the mu- nicipal affairs department say the system needs more time to prove itself. Of the four regional governments in operation, only two are more than a year old. "It's still largely an ex perimental operation," says Roger Warner, a political economist with the depart- ment. When OttawaCarleton was established, planners neglect- ed to change local boundary lines, which meant ward-sized districts with small popula tions found themselves with out adequate representation. Ottawa-Carleton began op erating Jan. 1, 1969, and is Kitchener-Waterloo and Osh- awa. Both opposition parties in the legislature have assailed the whole regional govern- ment setup as too costly and one that was imposed with- out proper consultation with the municipalities. Other criticisms are that the reforms reduce municipal powers, eliminate local choice or option and impose unfair financial burdens because of redistribution of tax reven- ues. W. H. Palmer, deputy mu nicipal affairs minister, says the concept of regional gov ernment, making urban and rural areas interdependent, has been proven in Metropo litan Toronto The Metro area has had a two-tier re gional system since 1954, and he fi 41 t th there is hardly an echo of the wn om AEE Of The the protests made against it four with a population of at the start 450,000 spanning 1,000 sqare Municipal officials say miles. Niagara followed a. much of the fuss may have to your later, embracing the do with normal inflationary cities of St. Catharines, Wel land and Niagara Falls, with a population of about 337,000. The two smaller regions, York and Muskoka, came into being last Jan. 1 Six other areas in the pro- vinee are being considered for regional systems ,includ- the cities of Sudbury, trends and financial read justments forced on munici palities by province-wide pro- peryt tax assessment and certain curbs on spending, particularly by school boards "But don't blame regional government for that," Mr Continued on Page 14