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DUNNOTTAR CASTLE ruins are not only pure rock but also stand on rock feet above the sea use stones IN THE HEBRIDES Black Houses with no windows no chimney are still in use here and there Scotland Record budget finally set Milton Council Monday night finally approved a budget of which amounts to a percent in crease In expenditures com Eared with last year The 1974 totalled DOS To pay for the Increase council boosted residential and commercial property taxes by between eight and 15 percent The tax Increase is eight In former Burlington I percent In former percent in urban Milton 14 percent In Nosaagaweya and 15 percent in Town Treasurer Don heed said the owner of an average home assessed at 8 will pay 60 mori In taxes this year In urban Mil ton more In iind too more In He said the different rates of In those areas were considered when the example was formulated Mill rates The new residential mill rates with the rates In brackets are Esqueslng 14 former Burlington BO urban Milton former Oak v Hie 72 Urban Milton 1975 mill rate of compares with In Acton and In Georgetown Treasurer Lougheed said all Milton tax bills will be out within three weeks and the first Installments arc due Aug Interviewed following the meeting Mayor MacArlhur said the town sought the as it had good case The tired and angry woman said she was very disappointed To me we had a legitimate case It I a padded budget Then she sighed and said quietly It just seems that Milton never gets anything extra Faced with in road work and only to pay for It council voted to reopen negotiations with Queen s Park to sec If the could be obtained Vie 11 dig in our heels said the mayor Mayor sold ad ding two mills to the budget to cover the increase of would mean an additional five percent tax increase in Nassagaweya and four per cent in urban Milton would be regrettable and don see how we could do It Council voted against this additional tax and decided to spend the on roads and imply halt further work less more provincial money becomes available The budget doesn in elude the which Mil ton has In a reserve fund Councillor Gord Kranti Charges laid Monday night at 11 p police laid a charge of carrying a concealed weapon gainst a Quebec youth The Incident occurred on Mill He was carrying a hunting knife At the same time police arrested a man on a warrant for falling to appear is court suggested using money from the rt serve on roads No said the mayor sharply There h of council that Raid to hold onto It to soften the blow for Mayor later blamed the lateness of Iht budget on the Tact that staff salaries were considered be fore other aspects of depart mental budgets She said It won t happen next year The new commercial mill rales with the rates In brackets arc a 75 Esqucsing 11 former Burlington KB B2 urban Milton 107 47 95 former Oak FORMER Warren Wagner son of Mr and Mrs G Wagner Willow St has been appointed to the position of general manager of Maxwell Printers plant in King He has been sales manager since joining the company in 37 Milton officials met vately with senior provincial officials in recent weeks In an effort to obtain up to In special grants as they felt Milton has Increased sibllitics under regional government without added sources of revenue Of this amount 162 was to be used on the main le nance and construction of town roads The bad news arrived Mon day afternoon via a phone call from Queen s Park and Treasurer was told Milton would receive only In special grants Mayor bitter Mayor Anne addressed Monday night council meeting In a bitter and forceful manner saying It distresses me very much the Province of Ontario is not prepared to pay It s way as far as the problems that been heaped upon us by regional government And she said it was out right nonsense that Queen Pork won t give Milton one cent this year for Maplehurst Institution even though the prison will be operating for onethird of the year Ontario gives a annually for every prisoner located in institu tions there and Milton hoped to obtain 25 to for the last part of the vear Not air said in an interview later that the government is legally correct in its position but said its not fairQueen Pork paying Its way One bright spot in the nego tiations with Queens Park was thai officials agreed to review the question of the Ninth Line In the area of town Milton has to maintain that road at present although all of its assessment goes to Miss Acton Pharmacy Phone slide films SHOOT YOUR EKTACHROME GAF SEE them tomorrow HOUR SLIDE FILM PROCESSING SERVICE LEAVE YOUR FILMS HERE by Wendy Thomson Unfortunately the best ones were In color slides but maybe these will give you some Idea of the country I travelled in And of course no travelog of mine would be complete without a recipe picked up from the ladies of houses I visited This Jam was served by Mrs Allan Jones thill and was the best I lasted in years RHUBARB AND GINGER JAM pounds Rhubarb in 1 piece 5 pounds sugar grated rind of lemon ounces candied ginger cut fine Alternate layers of rhubarb and sugar in a bow and lot stand for hours Pour liquid into a pan Add lemon rind and ginger boll minutes Add rhubarb and boll another minutes Remove from heat and let stand minutes before filling warm Jars Acton Free Pro July FOLLY is a great circular three tiered something over- looking Oban but never completed THE WORKMANSHIP ONE can see by hanging over the edges of castle Is almost cable FARMS WITH numerous buildings all stones must have picked surrounding fields quite clean BENJAMIN LABS LTD