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THURS., JANUARy lath, 1945 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN. BOWMANVILLE ONTARTO w . - - PAGE THJIIZI Legislative Orants To >School Boards By Publie School Inaxiector T. R. MeEwen A few weeks ugo the new scheme of legisiative grants was announced in the newspapers of the Province. It is important thal trust ees and ratepayers under- stand ciearly the purposes of the grant increases, and also under- stand how the change wiil effect their own school finances. The main purposes of the provincial grant increases are: (1) To make it possible to re- duce the burdensome local school taxes on reai property. (2) To make it possible to raise the standard of educafion in mun- icipalities with low assessments, so that the educationai opportuni- àtios for pupils in the different sparts of the province may be more fneariy equalized. !This year the Ontario Govern- ment wili pay 50 per cent of the cost of education in the province, calculated on the approved cost of operafion for 1944. This means an increase in provincial grants fromn 20 per cent paid in 1944 f0 the 50 per cent for 1945. For public and separate schoois in urban centres the grants wil vary according to population. A minimum of 30 per cent wiii be paid in centres having a popula- tion of 100,000 or more; and a maximum of 60 per cent wiii be paid in centres having a popula- tion of less than 2500.. In rural areas no public or sep- araf e school board wiil receive less than 50 per cent of fhe ap- proved operating cosfs for 1944. The rural grants wiil vary from 50 per cent of the cost where the equalized assessment per class- room is $80,000 or more, to 90 per cent of the cost where the equai- ized assessment per ciassroom is $30,000 or less. If is important that schooi v boards carry on as economicaliy sas possible during 1945, s0 thaf fthe burden of the taxpayer may tbe lessened. However, wbere *schools have been negiected duiz- ing the past few years, needed ne- *pairs and improvement shouid be tmade with as little delay as pos- sible. Books and other equipment 1essential for teachîng the differ- ent subjects satisfactorily should be provided. As grants are cal- cuiated on approved costs, trus- tees and teachers shouid have the approval 0f the inspector before making large expenditures. The folowing information was given in a circular sent f0 al schooi boards in December. Grants for Urban Public and Separate Schools For urban public and separate schools in municipalities having a population of: (a) 100,000 or more, 30 per cent of the approved cost. (b) 10,000 or more but iess than 100,000, 35 per cent of the approv-1 ed cost. (c) 5,000 or more but less than1 10,000, 42 per cent of the approv-i ed cost. (d) 2,500 or more but iess thant 5,000, 50 per cent of the approved cost. (e) Less than 2,500, 60 per cent of the approved cost.i Grants for Rural Public and t Separate Sehools For rural public and separate schools in a public schooi section r or separate schooi organization int which the equalized assessmentc per classroom is:r (a) $80,000 or more, 50 per cent t of the approved cost. 1 (b) $50,000 or more, but less p than $80,000, 60 per cent of thea FOR THE DAILY MENU Many housewives are flot only finding it convenient, but economical, ta buy their baking regula.rly at our store. We have a variety of fresh baking every day that ap- peals ta every member of the family. If you are flot using aur baking service, try it taday, and see haw satisfactory it i. Carter's gaod, wholesome bread is the foundation of every meal as it supplies lasting energy. - Buy' it fresh daily from aven to customer - ense of debt f0 them.-- 'wo hundred tons of Kelowna, 7 apples are in storage in V nagan Lake, hung fromn the adian National pier in a fi ing net. The experiment is a to shortage of ordinary stor- ri space. t approved cost. (c) $30,000 or more but 1g than $50,000, 75 per cent of t approved cost. (d) less than.. $30,000, 9o cent of the approved cost. In no case shall: (a) grants to a board exce 95 per cent of the approved co (b) grants to a rural board in organized town~ship exceed t] difference between the approvi cost and the amount of the tow ship grant made under Sectic 112 of the Public Schools Act. (c) approved cost in an urbý municipaiity exceed the amou obtained by multipiying $115 1 the number representing ti average attendance for the pr ceding caiendar year. In urban centres grants ai graded according to populatio but as comparable popuiatic figures are not available for di ferent rural schooi sections, a. sessment is used as a basis fi grading in rural sections. In ti poorest rural sections, where ti province wiil pay the highest pei cent of the costs, the tax rate wi stili have to be higher than in ti larger cities, where oniy 30 PE cent of the cost wiil be paid. I the nspectorate of South Ontari few schooi sections have asses,ý ments of less than $80,000. Th percentage of the operating cosi to most boards wiii, therefore, b 50 per cent. Ail other boards i the inspectorate wili be in a grou receiving 60 per cent. Due to the success of man township schooi areas now in op eration and the further encour agement toward their formatioi under the new grant scheme, i [s expected that a large number o the larger units of administratioi wiii be formed this year. The: will receive the same grants a rurai public schools, and in addi tion an annuai grant of one mil calcuiated on the equalized assess ment of the area. In no case wil ;his extra grant be less than $151 per section, for greater than $301 per section for each section in thi area. The calculation of grants iî simpiified. It wili be easier t( understand the grant scheme, anc ;here will be less work in cal. cuiating the grants for the differ. ent schoois. A school board, wher preparing their budget at the be. ginning of the year, wiil be abli to determine fairly accurateiy th( amount of government grant; thaý wiii be received for the year. Assisted grants wiil not be re. quired, and in few cases wil grants for the teaching of specia:ý s.bjects be necessary. As thE minimum grant to rural schoo. boards wiii be 50 per cent of ai' approved operating costs, -à sçp- arate grant for equipment and accommodation will not be re- quired. As the grants to high and con- tinuation school boards will bE increased the cost of county pupils tte4ding secondary schools wii be less for the county and the townships from which these Pupils come. The discontinuancE f the equipment and accommo- ations grant wili also mean a saving to the county. For years the trustees and rate- ayers, teacher's groups, home and school associations, and other )rganizations throughout the pro- eince, have been insistent that a irger proportion of schooi costs )e borne by the Provincial and ominion Governments. With the ntario Government assuming 50 2r cent of educational costs, the axes on real property wili be wered and the standard of edu- ation should be raised. If a board of trustees has diffi- ulty in understanding any part ýthe new grant scheme, or has ther problems pertaining to the fficient operation of their schooi, e local inspector wili be glad to '-operate and give assistance in 'ery possible way. ýRTWRIGHT FORMS A RETURN PERSONNEL WELCOMING COMMITfTEE Cartwright Township Council its first meeting in 1945 named committee to weicome men and irnen returning from active ser- ice. The committee is comprised rReeve Norman Green, Alex lbert, the resident clergymen d ex-service men of the last ir. This is another effort of the uncil to befriend active service rsonnel from the township. .rough the war years the Coun- 1has regulariy sent boxes every vo months to Cartwright sons id daughters over there. W th P( ýe :)s a th 7e ,rn iol M] in - b: .h re tri :)n 01 if as ol h( h( ýr- 'il h( et Ir -ic is- hE ;tE bE in ip iy p- r- )n it C)f )n ýy as i- s io )o ie is ýo ýd ýn le ýe it e d e S Il e e e 1- a e r à s ess Weddings ALMEY-STEPHENS ier_____ A quiet afternoon wedding took place at St. Paul's United Church ,ed Parsonage on December 16, when st. Rev. W. P. Fletcher united in a"i marriage Marion Beatrice, second rie eidest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. & M. Stephens, -Bowmanville, and ,n Roy Almey, son of Mr. and Mrs. on Ernest Aimey, Trenton. an The bride looked lovey in a ,nt street-length gown of mauve byjersey. with chocolate brown ac- ce essories and a corsage of yeliow e-mumis. Her only attendant was e-ier sister, Mrs. Eileen Moore, who wore a street-length gown of re Alice blue crepe with navy ac- n, cessonies and a corsage of yeliow n mumis. Mr. Charles Greenham, f-uncle of the bride, was best man. S A wedding supper was heid ait or the home of the bride's parents ie on Church St., after which the re bride changed to a brown taiiored M suit with matching accessories. il The happy couple left on a short er wedding trip to points west. Er The bride and groom are now . residing in Trenton. Guest of 10honor ait the wedding supper was e- th e bride's great aunt, Mrs. Joe s Topping, Freedom, Alberta. ne FLETCHER-GLIDE [P Northminster United Church, Oshawa, was the scene of a pretty y wedding on Monday, Jan. 1, when -Helen Vietta Glide, daughter of -Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Glide, Oshawa, n became the bride of Gordon Ken- it neth Fletcher, R.C.N.V.R., eider )f son of Mr. and Mrs. Almon T. n Fletcher of Bowmanviile. Rev. y Mahaffy officiated. IS Amid a setting of the mumis and -ferns, the bride entered the Schurch f0 the strains of the wed- -ding march, played by Mr. Kelvin SJames. Given in marriage by hier father, the bride looked love- 0 ly in a brocaded satin gown with efingertip veil and she carried a bouquet of pink roses and mumis. sHer attendants, Miss Dorothy 0Cox, as maid of honor, Miss Marie McMilian, a n d Miss Beverley *Knowies, as bridesmaids, were gowned alike in pastel gowns of Syeliow, blue and green sheer with matching headdresses and carried ebouquets of pink and white e mumis. t Mr. Charles H. Fletcher was groomsman for his brother, while Mr. George Knowles and Mr. E. 'Dilling were ushers. Following a recept ion at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher left on a motor trip to Toronto and points forth. For travelling the bride donned a green ensemble with brown ac- cessories. On their return they wili leave for Halifax where the *groom is stationed at present. ROBERTSON-WILKINS A pretty wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wilkins, Courtice, on December 28, when their daughter, Greta *Alberta, bècame the bride of Or- mand Gordon Robertson, son 0f Mr. and Mrs. Walter Robertson, Lindsay. Rev. H. C. Linstead performed the ceremony before an arch of evergreens and pink and white carnations. Mrs. Gordon Osborne, sister of the bride, played the wedding music. The bride, given in marriage by bier father, ahose a gown of white satin and lace with a finger-tip veil, caught with a halo of orange blossomis. She carried a white prayer book adorned with orchids, sweet peas and roses knotted in the streamers. Miss Doreen Phair, bridesmaid, was becomingly gowned in a tur- quoise sheer gown with matching headdress. She carried a nose- gay of Pink and white roses and chrysanthemums. Mr. Gordon Osborne was best man. At the reception which follow- ed Mrs. Wilkins received the guests in a printed si1k jersey dress with a corsage of white carnations. She was assisted by Mrs. R. Ormiston, who chose a green crepe dress with a corsage of red carnations. Following the' reception Mr. and Mrs. Robertson left on a motor trip. For travelling the bride donned a teal blue suit with matching coat, fuchsia liait and black accessories. On their return they wili reside in Oshawa. DARLINGTON COUNCIL Blanch River in northern Quebec. ev 'er dies, or can die; but ail is changes-Carlyle. In eternity no future, In eternhty no past.-Tennyson newed its membership in the JGood Roads Association. jClerk was ordered f0 prepare a j ist of properties three years and more in arrears, hiable for sale ifor arrears of taxes, and that al iothers in arrears, less than three iyears, be served with a writ. 1 Arthur Mîlison was appointed 1to settie with the Harbord Rag and Metal Co. Reeve and Deputy Reeve were appointed a committee to ap- proach Major F. L. Dudley and offer hlm the Coilector's job, as promised when he enlisted in the Canadian Army. Representative of General Sup- ply Co. addressed Council re snowplowing equipment. Tuis Council, with the Road Superin- tendent, agreed to view the work of a bulldozer while in operation of snow removal. These bis were ordered paid: Dr. W. H. Stanley, pneumo thorax refis, $18.00; Dr. J. Archer Brown, pneumo thorax refis, $39.00; Bell Telephone Co., ser- vice chgs., $3.99; Whillier & Co., election supplies, $18.87; Orono Times, printing financial state- ments, $11.00; F. L. Byam, relief, $13.17; Municipal World, 7 sub- scripfions, $7.00; Douglas Wight, S.S. No. 1 poliing booth, $5.00; Milton Virtue, Tyrone Hall, $5.00; H. J. Brooks, Maple Grove poIl- ing booth, $5.00; Dr. C. J. AUstin, Enniskilien Community Hall, $5.00; Ed. Pidduck, Hall for poli- ing booth, $5.00; W. R. Westlake, S.S. No. 14 poiiing booth, $5.00; W. G. Werry, DRO. No. 1, $6.00; Garnet Rickard, Poil Cierk, No. 1, $4.00; Clinton Bigelow, D.RO. No. 2, $600; Augustus Rosevear, Poli Clerk No. 2, $4.00; Edward Foley, D.RO. No. 3, $6.00; Edna Swai- low, Poli Clerk No. 3, $4.00; Syd- ney Kersey, D.R.O. No. 4, $6.00; Harold Saiter, Poli Clerk No. 4, $4.00; Roy McGili, D.R.O. No. 5, $6.00; Walter Oke, POil Clerk No. 5, $4.00; Frank Walter, D.RO. No. 6, $6.00; Walter Rundle, Poli Clerk No. 6, $4.00; Everett Vice, D.R.O. No. 7, $6,00; T. Baker, Jr., Poil Clerk No. 7, $4.00; J. D. Ho- garth, Returning Officer, $10.00; J. D. Hogarth, Excise and Postage, $6.00; T. M. Slemon & Son, relief, $10.33; Salvation Army, grant, $125.00; T. J. Mahony, Good Roads Assoc., $5.00. Council adjourned to meet Feb. 3rd. Ernest G. Poole, tourist and convention agent, Canadian Na- tional Railways, fells of a fish- erman who was surprised f0 seec a large bullfrog snap up and- swailow two ducklings. It hap- pened near the mouth of the tri In time there is no present, FPYT Ej'ET 6PER Mp RE DMNION STORES LIMITEM q The true past departs not; noj stili here, and, recognized or fot ruth or goodness reaized by man lives and works through endless ippointed County Representative )n Bowmanville School Board. rohn W. Balson was appointed chool Attendance Officer and ilas Williams was Weed Inspect- r. Cierk was instructed to order Ssubscriptions f0 the Municipal ?Vorld. Council recommended that the armers or any other landowner diacent to roads remove their 'oad fences and cultivate or cut 0the ditch lime. Council re- Dr 7 w la ad Co ýo c THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE. ONTARIO