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Home Newspaper of Hills Established 1666 A Division Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Street Georgetown Ontario 326 PAUL J TAYLOR Publisher and General Manager Advertising Manager PHONE WILSON Ottawa Bureau While one of the countrys most esteemed economic institutes is attempting a start a derule that might lead to a consensus on how to deal with the nations financial mess the workings of the political process militate against anything of the sort happening Striking out ahead of most of the economic community the D Howe Institute has been warning that must face the problems of chronic high deficits mountains of accumulated debt and government Interest payments at a level that actually begin to cripple government It has put forward some suggesti ons on haw this complex of problems might be resolved in the hope that there will be some discussion of the proposals and that eventually debate may produce a consensus This is Important because the Canadian people arc very soon going to have to face the realities their leaders have been dodging and obscuring for too many years The mess is so grave that we will not get out of It without discomfort and probably even some pain At the same time the exigencies of an election campaign are pressing the poll tics I leaders to lock themselves into positions which will make the eventual solution of our problems far mare difficult AM parties for instance are making new commitments to the total protection of our network of social programs and to the preservation of the principle of universality If we take family allowances as an the case for universality is extremely weak It was always the theory that the benefits of this particular program would be taxed back from higher income recipients but In fact the taxback aspect of it is very Imperfect Indeed One of the Howe Institutes proposals is that more efficient tax back mechanism to all intents and purposes ends the universal principle except as a matter of lip service The simplest and best solution would be to base family allowances or the principle of selectivity If Indeed this program should be continued The political parties and their leaders however are completely committed to not even examine approach and not to consider whether the program serves its purposes in a totally different vastly more affluent society Despite the economic problems of the day and the high level of unemploy ment this is a far more affluent society than we have ever seen in this country until very recently Yet are locking ourselves into approaches designed to meet the problems of the depression and postdepression periods This blind to the past coupled with gross economic mismanagement and unrestrained expansion of government has produced another crippling result Canadians are now the third highest taxed on a per capita basis In the free Industrial world We pay higher per capita taxes than the British who have shouted vociferously and long against their lax system and emigrated extensively to escape it The fuel that Canadians already arc taxed with an exceptional degree of seventy compounds the problem of escaping from the burden of deficits and debt under which Pierre Trudcau left us struggling He walked away without even considering the enormous problem his fiscal irresponsibility had created for the country Even though we already are very heavily taxed in Canada we will almost certainly have to pay still higher taxes and that prospect will confront us soon after the election The only halfway acceptable solution would be to broaden the tax base Since we have borrowed every idea behind our social security network from Britain we might as well possible solution from them too although they came to it via the European Community A severe value added tax Is probably the only solution to our problems That broadens the tax base with a vengeance and it produces quite remarkable amounts of revenue It cuts in at every transaction level at which value has been added to a commodity and at 10 per cent it would produce about billion more than the federal sales lax History It knows scares you Second Mail Number Page SECTION A THE Wednesday August The right stuff Who is the one who will prove to have the right stuff Tuesday voters from Halton Hills will go to the polls in the ridings of BramptonGeorgetown and Halton The election campaign has been a seesaw event where weve seen voter intentions change a number of times And yet there is still a large number of undecided voters This indicates the leaders of the major parties have not been able to clearly define the policies and issues most affecting Canadians Either that or were unsure of just how far we can trust each of the three federal leaders It must say something about our political system when third party candidate Ed Broadbent was given the nod in a recent poll for being the most trusted when com pared with Brian Mulroney and John Turner In an effort to outdo one another the front runners have both been making a number of Johnny Come Lately statements about how to boost Canadas ailing economy Its now the voters duty to explore carefully in the remaining days of the campaign which local candidate and his or her federal leader will do the most to prime Canadas economic pump and tackle our unemployment woes We hope that voters will not be influenced too greatly by the fluctuating and omnipresent polls and sur veys that inflates the influence of every newspaper that releases one The only poll that counts will be on election day To the undecideds we encourage you to forget the summer for a few days and research the options in voting that are available Canada is entering an age of changing values and priorities and we need the right stuff the right man to administer our hopes and our goals Warnings from Howe Institute Theyre Here Coming to a neighborhood polling booth soon Georgetowns Baptists stalwarts of congregation Herald Special The turning of the Day foot family to Georgetown in IBJ4 was an import prelude the opening Baptist church hire already had one Baptist congregation at fad which had been established 1M2 by the Wisswcll and Mm In a branch was funned in Georgetown Deacon Samuel Worden led in the singing mil prajor organizing meeting ind was selected at the first and deacon of flic branch In separate congregation Liter that Mr Mrs old of their Christian and were reicived us members Along with Ihe Day foots the would be of the Georgetown congregation John Hied was born in Grantham township where his father and four uncles had received aires for service during the revolutionary war In I819hecame to returning to for i brief period hut coining back in 1B22 in do his settlement duliis His home at lot IB concision was to become a model faim and he would serve as Ihe firs president of the As a he had sen ns a teamster for the British troops ho had seen service as a militia captain dining the rebellion of 1137 during which he had been luken prisoner and he was a supporter The son who was received in 1843 Robert Freeman lJ24 farmed the neighbouring property lot Ml replaced Filth as clerk lie congregation in 1053 served as deacon arid in 1834 to leach a bible class r son John Smith c inherited about 18OT a farm across the road lot IS concession from the eccentric John famuli though look a celebrated suit In chancery court to in ike good his title Here lie raised thoroughbred Durham tattle strawberries and surprising hops His new found wealth would enable him be he print pal contributor the building of new chapel in Georgetown in In spired brick building at the top of Mam Strict still stands though is no longer used lis i Discipline was an important of Baptist life More than one brother was expelled for succumbing the temptation of intemperance To make the congregation more aware of danger a book was purchased In ltt7 in whlih each member w as to hove the opportunity sign his or her name in agreement with he pledge and the names wire be read over every three months was accused of having a luminal relation with Ins servant girl lie mailer was discussed in all Us details The finding number failed ilear and he was expelled Sometimes the of me v is a way shutting sympathy and support for a member of the gallon who was struggling to lead a heller life Not member wanted that sort of support however and when one declined In answer questions posed the pastor or a committee he was expelled A pastor Elder John Clark had ordained to serve the Baptists of the area Ihe congregation had some difficulty Ins stipend which was in arrears as early as they must have mode up the difference however for they were soon talking buying him a lo make his rounds He must hive iiicivided his own home for a parsonage was not built Conservative llessejs and Reform fools In have mixed well in the congregation The Day foots brought an added strength to the for a look a returns show a surprising number of Baptist shoemakers and cutters In the half of the nlneleinlh century business and bonds were ref titled in religious affiliation TIIIHTY Girls Band had a wonderful weekend in Chicago where they took purl in a military tatloo with more than pipers and drummers Mr Thornton won a hammered aluminum tray for most points In gladiolus competition at the Horticultural show For the second time this year fire threatened the Clifford Cook farmhouse on Rural Lorraine Given daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Given has finished her training course Canada Business College High School teacher Alan and cadets Barry Danny Martin and Michael Lamport returned home last weekend from summer camp At a congregational tea in the parish hall which followed service Sunday afternoon in St Angli can Church of the church sud farewell to Archdeacon and Mrs G Thompson YEARS six Bill Ernie flay Philip Karen and Leslie and another Georgetown youth Brent llnrkhouse were a big hit at the N Tuesday morning where they and played five numbers The rainstorm of Aug 10 was the heaviest fall since October 15 19M Hurricane Hazel The bam Line was destroyed by fire on Sunday and sent firefighter Brian rife to the hospital with heal lion The barn was full of straw hay and grain Mrs Thomas Brotherton of won two leg prizes and in the All Women Transcontinental Ah Hate Baton twirling Calhj Heather Court returned home in triumph Sunday after the four girl lentn of which she is a member North American Championship in Syracuse New A pound inch pike was caught near Lake after a furious by John Tost of Normandy Boulevard TEN AGO Despite delays in Aeton Lions Club still hope to tht new centennial swimming pool on fair day September as scheduled W Barnes public affairs manager for Hell Telephone in the area Saul hat he decision was made earlier this week not to include Alton in the II illon and Peel regional telephone book The Acton bandshell is being rejuvenated by town employees Sam and Dan Obnoxious odors from the Tannery have prompted a group of local residents to form Action Acton motion by trustee Elsie to ban the use of the herbicide 4 D in school yards until it has been proven harmless to humans was defeated at the board of education meeting Thurs Agricultural community shares election platform da Hills resident Dorothy Stone presented the board of education with the original handbell from Georgetown District High School at the board meeting Thursday Fear thai Alton s past is dis appearing has prompted local Ron Trenton to channel a life long interest in history into a project for the Historical John of Mountaluview Road in Georgetown lost his wallet with a considerable amount of money inside Green Party support Desr Sir Our Town Council Is to be congratulated for Its motion to support freeze on nuclear arms production testing and deployment In doing so Join Pope John Paul II per cent of Cana dians recent Gallup poll the US Demo crats and the V General Assembly at which Canada was one of only a very few nations to vote against he idea In the Tories and the Liberals with a few notable exceptions seem afraid to support any peace effort more concrete and courageous than encouraging dls mediation and staying in NATO Of course well stay in NATO but to push for change from its policy of reliance of ever nuclear arsenals I We don I have forever I Like you Mr Editor wo welcome the Green Party to the political fcKWSxxxSS scene and regret that they were not invited speak even briefly at tho AH Candidates meet ing hero Even one or two Green MPs would Inject fresh and lively debate Into Ottawa as they have In Par a across Europe Yours truly Hills Action for Nuclear Disarmament Janet Duval Mills Linda Janet Even though Region Is generally considered to be urban ridings the agricultural community strongly contributes to the health of its economy Agriculture generates over million annually This money In turn is used to pay for machinery and supplies which In turn supports business and commerce Bui agriculture is more ihan a generator of wealth It is also a provider of jobs In fact from food producer packing worker trucker to cashier its commonly held that one in six Jobs in Ontario arc related to food its production and Its distribution of he importance of in terms of jobs and its value to economy as a society we must be Informed on topics will hove an impact on our future During the election campaign these issues must be discussed in order determine which and which party can best lead us into the future The following Is a list of Ihe major issues In the agrlcullural community and the Federati ons policy on these Issues The prices farmers receivefor heir flucluale wildly with little relationship to Iheir cost of production This makes It difficult If not impossible make accurate long term forecasts or Investment to smooth out rise and fall of prices is through an insurance program called Stabilization Ircml urns are paid Into the program by the producers w lib assistance from Feder al and Provmciol Government We support the establishment of federalprovincial Stabilization programs with voluntary producer participation Further we support the right of commodity groups to develop marketing structures for their commodities under the farm products marketing act Farmers often sell all of their products only a of business If one of these businesses becomes bankrupt the formers loss be great enough to Imperil the farm We recommend hat the farmers position with their creditors be strengthened and that farmers have the right to recover goods delivered but not paid for when a business becomes bankrupt Ill BONDS Credit at affordable rales Is extremely important to farming community A large proportion of farm Income goes to paying The concept of Bonds would allow parties to invest in agriculture at below market rates by receiving a tax concession in proporli on lo ihe amount below market interest rales the loan was made We support concept of fund farm operations at reasonable rales This In turn will have of reducing Inflationary pressures the price of food ARM FUELS A major component of farm expenses Is energy in Ihe form of fuels and by products used for the producti on of fertilizer Since this fuel Is heavily taxed much of this expense is a direct transfer to the government treasury We support reduction and elimination of laxes on farm fuels us a method of towering Ihe cost of produc tion of crops and strengthening of farm economy GAINS The sale of a farm is often the sole of a farmers pension income Paying capital gams lax on ihe sale lowers the farmirs Pension Fund and reduces his income in his retirement While we welcome pens Ion proposal made but not implemented in Ihe ml federal budget still call for Ihe of capital gains tax on the sale of family farm Section Jl of the Tax Act allows farmers who work off farm to supplement their income deduct up or losses from their off farm income The limit was when bi section was Introduced more years ago recommend the limit bits tied over years ago be Incrraied to a more realistic level and be annually Indexed lo the rule of Inflation Imagine being by an illegality that your governing body has known about for years Such a scenario has been encountered by Glen Willi ams Specters Glen Williams was defeated In wo straight games York chants in the second round of the Ontario Amateur Softball Association OASA in three series No big deal but the plot thickens Glen Williams Is an Intermediate A learn which means Ihe Glen Williams and the surrounding community does not exceed a populJti mi of people while being more thai Now under rules players on Intermediate A teams must come from municipalities that dont exceed above population slinulatt How a loophole does exist If a community has a Senior A or team if hey have a bigger population then a community must move up lo the higher levels the borne community Intermediate lean but the players must come from the same community The issue lhat follows the York learn Is a number of that teams come from places lhat exceed the rules for Intermediate play The- has known about this for many years but will only now take action to he problem thanks in large to the Glen Williams team Prior to series start Glen Williams manager Wilkes lodged a with concerning Ihe population status of number of York players Despite aexnowledglng the of York the OASA dismissed the Specters protest and Illegal team the right to furlher ploy In competition 1 he good thing about his protest Is Vork will no longer be pulling the wool over Club deserves equal shot The Merchants are making farce out of Intermediate ball he said They are a Senior A team representing five cities The has guaranteed me that they will clear up the loophole by next year They tried to get it fixed lost year but ran into a technical snag with the wording WAITING It is lo think an association waiting until the end of a season to clear up something that should ha v been dealt ilh a long time ago One reason could be that since Wilkes protest has found the same infractions other Toron- based teams If it decided in favor of Glen Williams in their case the would then be flooded with a number of dealing with the same Issue and would really have a topnotch m on its hands Hut that Is not the issue The m fact of Ihe matter lies m that the OASA waited until c team in this case Specters became victims of a situation thai should cleaned long time ago before taking necessary steps to rectify he loophole LEGAL To the allowing an Illegal team to play for its championship might not sound like much but members of he Specters how it feels to have been beaten by team that they know should have even been Involved In the first place The Spelters arc a strong team tn their league iutcrcounty Fastball League where they are currently Involved in the league semi finals after finishing in top spot The club deserves equal shot at the provincial title but that right now goes to team that has used on a constant basis Illegal players to reach that means or provincial championship You be the judge