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Estate T ax Chan ge Angers Manyý The Township Hall, Orono, was -iterally jammeil to the rafters on Sauray oening andl extra chairs bail to be brouglit inito tCe hlall tosattrie capacity crowil. people e there from al peints iithe County andl even neigh- boumring cýountLies to hear Russel C. Hioney speak on the new pro- VOLUME 32, NUMBER 3 Mr. Frank Thomi outlined the set-uip to )be unclertaken by the Notli umrbarlaniid and DuLirh arn Boal of Education. Ho epoinltecl out that tlie top authority w\ýas the Board of Edu- cation. Under the Board carne the Directors of education, ha Vhis case Mr. W. F. Thomn. The Droc- ton 'f Education iniplements te direction of policy ia tducat'ioa and lpbusiness,. lHo asi suggests policy and is Secrotary ti the IBoard. Under te Director of Educau- tieù af cre two Su,ýper inte ndearts with one having', a background iii elemnentany education and an- other la secondai-y education. One of the Supernjtendenits wil posed Estate andl Gift Tax law to lie considereil by tlie Federal Güvu-mmenit. Interest was "'c- iv shown in tlie attendance but also in. tiýe number of questions andl their tone puit to the speak- er, Tlie meeting was arrangeil by the Durhiam ounty Federation of Agriculiire. Wee--kly ho charge of Instruction while the other wiii be in Charge of ,ianning. The Board is pi-o'sent- ly hiring Iwo mn i ofili these offices. Nýext in âne vi» be three as- sistant Superinteadenlts witb one working la the castora cal of the area, one Ii the centrai area and one in th-e west. Those mca will ber resp)onsiblo for the work ha teschools of whichi thorearaie eýightyisix. Mr. Thoni fait that thlese mon -would eliminate the - ec for suporvising prilcipals of Mlvich thora are nlow five in the district. Tho ra will also hasub- jectet consutanit specialists ha var- io0ussubjots but IV was fait that (Continuieil page 4) Mr,. Honey outlined the pro- posed changes to the Estate andl Gili t Tax lgs'iinwhie('- "e said ha supporteil in geteral but not in détail. 11e said that lie coulil not support the bill as it now stands and that he was fighting to have a fiat exemption includeil in thle legslation of T imes ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, THURSDAY, .IANUARY 23rd, 1969 Expecting New Courses To Open for Students Thie Orono Home andl Sehool ChlboùTuiny ve 3n,'POn- ordan inf!ormative evoingi. for parents andl also Grade savon andl eigbnt stulents wlien, Mi. Witbcr- spoo_ýn, principal of Clarke High Schooi and i-. Speers of the Courtice 11bSebool presentel coGurtses availabie, at theïr respec- tive sehools. The ýevening was ai- se open for questions followîng the prosemitation s by the two principals. Mr. Witherspoot was accoonpanod by fiveniesnbors of bis staff. The meeting was coalucted by the president of te Home and School,. Mrs. Wrý. Bunpti4,,a, with Mr. Douglas Mloffatt, prinscipal of the Oronro Public Sebool, intro- duocing the guost speakers. Mr-. Speers outlino& fthe maiy' courses at the Courtilce Scblool, ineiluding four andl five yoarý courses in Arts and Science, Téelinolog-y and, in Business and Commêrce. H1e also pointeil Vo the occupational courses open Vo studeûts at the sebool where ctudents sperý lhaïf their time ia shon andl hall on-,acadeIonicsub- jects. Mr. Speer.,s-spoke on the nuniber , of options available at the Courtice Sehool anil in partie- ular the Agriculture optin which ho f elt would develop into a shop course. 11e also stateil that lie thouglt thora wol be Home Ec- onomi3cs ln Grade 13 tihis eoming year and that the sehool was also- considering a teclinical art course He augmointed bis taik with col- ourel suIdes of the, seheol and chasses. Mr. Witherspoon in speaking of the Clareke Sdhool stated that as it, was a. srnaler sehonlit Vwas not feasible to offor as many op- tions or courses as did t he Cour- tice Sehool. Courses at the Charke Sehool were the five year Arts and Science andl a four year Bus- iness and Commerce. course. "It is my feeling- that a student shoulid 'aiuas lhigli as possible hi thelir selectioni of a course," said Mr. Witberý.spoon. "If you have any doubts oer the hioce of a four or five year Arts anil Scienre course I would suggest you choose the five year Arts and Science course at Carke where optijons are typing, borne econ- omies and îindustrial arts",h said. Mr. Witlherspcoon then stat- ail that if a stiuîdent finils the courtýe toc rniuch thoy can change to eitber the four year Arts andl Science course or the four year Business and Coimerce without cisg a e'a rprov'ding their marks are sufficient. A student wvou'I bhave o repeat a year Vo change from a four year te a fîve yoar -course. Hle stateod Via the stifioel was considering tho plac- ing ef a four yoar Arts, andlSel-, ence course at Clarke for the (Cotinuel on page 4) Child eeds Par nts Fortylive itizets of the coi-' mniaty attendeil the Clar-ke Town- ship Ratepayers' Association meeting hoi'd Tuiesday evening in thne Centen-nial School in Kihby. The guest speaker for the even- ing was Mi-. W. Frank Thomi wbo ",vas introduced by Mx. R. Morton. Mâr. Thom spoke on the broad aspect of education and later in the mneeting ýgave an outiine of the set-up of theý Northumnberland andl Durhamn Board of Elucation. Ia opening b is address Mx. Thomn stateil that bis background was of a rural nature baving been raised on a farrn. He spoke of the changes in society and of the influx into the urban centres of those originatiaig in rural com- munities. At onie time, hoe stated, two out of three lveil on the fanms. Today, with a greatly in- creaseil population, hs bas been reverseil. Ho also stateil tbat for :many the living God stili i-e- niainel but that comipetition was becoming greater. He spoke of tbe social culture of the automo- bile andl television and tbat par- etits do noV isee as mUcli of, their chidren now as they used Vo. Parents, lie said cannot tura the rosponsibility of their chili-en over to the schýoels andl the teacli- ors. In mahy cases Vhs is being advocated 'but lie stated that the home enviroament was stili all important. In education lie noted that in 1950 only 37% of eligibie hlgb Scbool students wera in sebool. Today 78% of the eligible stud- ents are in school. Mr-. Thomi stateil that the prospenity of the country is, based' on education ...our naural intelligence. H1e said unemployed, ont-of-scbool youths are dynamite. Sehools, homes and churches ai-e the Ilaboratories for oui- child- i-en and what wo do in theni is ail important, lie stated. Hoe spoke W. F. THOM Photo Canadian Statesman of tho restlessn'ess of the youth who strive Vo free tbernselves from parents and teachers. How- evor, ho' said that, secretely these sanie youths hope that their par- ents will toV lot go aitogether. Mr-. Thiom praised vocational education andl stated tbat ninety percent of the world's wei-k is clone by oi-dinary people. In hs hoe referi-ed Vo the fact that on- gineers today outnumbered tecb- nicians threVo one when ini real- ity hs shoulil ha the other way arounil with a greater numnber of teclinicians. In speaking of man's standard of living Mr-. Thomn stated that this is noV the urge for more and more bu t rather for bettor and better . . . quality rather than qu'ant$ty, lie said. H1e said ilis- sia may match the i-est of the world in matei-ial things but nov- ci- in weifare and the liberty of its people.1 The speaker stateil that edu- caoswere alarmeil at the 'ero- sion' of autbority on the campfus. 1lie said that unfless directioni is gijen peuple becorne selfisb in ýac- co-lwitli others. Ho said moral- ity- bogins at home by action wýitb- i the home, as weli as la, business <Continuel on page 3) '00,00i0.00 rathier than thepo iosed $20,000.00 for children. Mr. Honev said he bail had Éany enquiries sdince the ýf Finance, bai discussed the pas- ýng *of sucli legisiation in , O;-'ib * r. It wais rointed out thýat the ill lias not yet been, presenteil [, the liouse but that it would be presented this week. Mr. Hon- y was of the opinion. that the n general concent of the bill was r good but thut he obiP-ý- orne of the detail that the Bill eontaineil. The speaker pointeil out that in reoent years estate values are, building Up due toý pension plans and, Qther plans of a capital na- ure. This, hýe said, lias causeil edncern for. manYj wiýdows wiho f'nd the estate left to them in a tax brýaeket. Under the new pro- poseil legisiation widorws would riot p.ay tax on, an estate no mat- ter wliat value, it held. Presently a widow must nay -tax on an es- tate that is valuei over $60,000. Mr-. Horney fe't is was unfair '" t a widow shouýld have to pay tax on an estate which she bail help- ed to builil. This part of the new ,oroposeil bill Mr. Honey support- ed. In the matter of anestate go- ing to children he pointed out that the present exeýni>tio*n of $50,000 would be reduceil bv the prooýsei l Ieislaftion to basic a- M'ount of $20,"00.0. Uni~er the present systeip the Federal Government collects an amount of $100 million stateil Mir. Hloney andl thâat ujader 4Pe siew Plan the Go(vernmebt would colleet a sîmilar amount. "It is rcaly, a shiïft of the burden frcmr ,the widow abd dependeints to thuse outside the fami4rv," ho sajid. ThLe speakecr stýateil that ]1y" was only tai ý,tGiîight of the Estate andl Gifft tax as levied by the Feil- eral Govet'niinft.lHe cid Point eut that the On0-itariO Seeso Duties were collecteil by the Pro- 1vince under an agreemnent with the Fedleral Govern¶ment. Iiirnost cases, ho sal., the total death dues went 25% te, the Federal 1Government whille, 75 Percent went to the Provincial gZovea'n- ment. "I amn onfy taWking about that porton that goes to the Feil- eral Government", saiýd the speak- er. Mr. Honey polinteil eut that under the present legisiation a husb)anýd may make a 'once inI a lifetirme gift to his wife'of $1iô,- 000 which arnount, would be tax free. A farner may also make a siMillar gift Ito a son or diaughter in the ameount of $10,000. Also under the present legislatiot a 'husband or wife may make as mîiy $1000 gifts as they wis1hed or make one gift in one year, of up to $4000 or haif of income left ýafter paying Federal Jncome tax. The latter part stateil Mr. Horey was good for the weialthy. Thas is to, be eliminateil under, the new proposai. Under the new proposei lelgis- latîodt a huisband or wife may give any amounit they wish to t'he)ir spouse rwithout tax beting chargeçi. A farme3r May continue to give 'a, once in a lifotime gift' of $10,000l, tax free. Giffts of $2,000, may aiso be macle to, as many persons as one may wish to giýve gifts. Mr. Honey stated that during ,ihe last elecition campiaigu lie was continually asked why the govern- ment was not irnplementing t he receommend3Ltiof of -the Carter re- port.. This is part of that report stated Mr. Honey. Mr. Benson at tlie end of tlie yeair hopes to be able to present Vo parliarnent an .enitirely nýew fax systom,,sai tlie Moderates Win n Debate Moderates can solve Canýada's major problems, accordmng to a repiresentative body of students from ail over Canada, who took part in tlie Trinity Collego Sehool dlobatii2g tourname-lt Saturday in Port Hopýe. After a day-long debate, the hause defeated -the resolution Imcderates cannot solve Canada's major problems" by a vote, of 116 to 69. The studenUts juilges andl ob- servers gathereil in Osier Hall for an open parliaiMentary' ses- sion andl after hearing four - ,, eIrs, two for the radical goveru- ruent anil two for the anederate typposition, the liouse was to vote.- Tliere was; a deafening eheler wlien the speaker announceil the resuits o 'f the vote in favour. of' the modertots. The, first speaker forgvr- ment, Darcy Martin )f fthe Uni- versity of Toronto. said Canada was bY tradition a "bastion of mo-dorates." Moderation liaI for a long time' been a modernm ideal but peirhaps today, he saId, it waà a "nhational obsession." An exaimpe of thils was le- velopmlent of French and Englisli in the countrv ihd had beek field p as an exianple to the %iorld that Canada bail beei able ta mediate the Iiifficulties and' disputes by moderato mearns, without conming Vo anY batties. "Today In this specific r'*ý,, tien we musgt mové n ast t",, ý- beginning to. hink in, ter-- ,f not purely moderaction, Derharns in ýternis of the ideal of justice. 1"1 thinik that the idoal of mil- eration is -no longýer relevant andl on tliree iarticular basies 1 must chiallenge it. 1 _hllne the ideal of .the moderate on bis locel of comurntimenit. People no, ion oer believe tha-t a moderate level cf eernnitment 15 sufficient" he salil, nor was a moilerate fo-n of action sufficient eitiher. Mr. Martin said the molerate- approach to, a problem was oneý which. concerneil itsolf more with a means thani with, an endl. "We are concerned %Oith the (Continued en Page 4) Kendal 'P.T.A.ý Tlie President openeil the Jan- uary meeting which had a small attend ance due ite the stormy weather. The Secretary's report was read and adopted. A lettei was 1receiivel from the Kendal Girl Guides ,thanking the P.T.A. for the privilego of oarning Hostess Bad- ges by serving lufnch at -the Pen- nyv Sale and aise thanking the P.T.A. for the donatioin. The Treasurer'a report showeil a balance of $408.87 iiclsuding (Continuel on Page 2) Roay Foster Elected County Warden Reeve Roy A. FPoster of Clarke Township wais oleeted Warilenof the Unirtedl Counties of Nýortbum- borland and Dlurham, on Tue sd(ay by a 34 to 19 vote. The, contest was a deicideil victory for the (County School Board To Have Quality Personnel - m"",ý,,z ", -, , . Il, ý 1 Il- 1 Il Il.,ýl%-. ý ý% Il - - - ý - , - ý 1. ý er. , ý . ý Il 1 ý - ý' '- ý - ý ï i 1