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Orono Weekly Times, 30 May 1975, p. 8

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8--Orono Weekly Times. Wednesday. Mav :10th. 1975 Wendy Harvey (Left) and Rosalie Belafonte take part in the Reader's Theatre at the recent High School open house. The two read their lines while others enjoyed the light lunch in the cafeteria. $20 million plan called called a "Hollow carrot TWO CANDIDATES DECLARE FOR LIBERALS (Continued from page 1) time the vote will be form the floor of the convention and all members will be allowed to vote for the candidate of their choice. John Liptay is a teacher by profession living in Bowman- ville. He is forty years of age being a liberal all his life. He is also chairman of the Town of Newcastle Ratepayer's Association. Mr. Entwisle is a businessman with residence in Newtonville. He has been a member of the former Clarke Township Council and presently presently a member of the Council of the Town of Newcastle, • representing Ward three (Clarke (Clarke Township, Orono and Newcastle): "If the economic trend in this Province is to be rever- The president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) last night urged the provincial government to put its money where its mouth is in regard to an income insurance program for farmers. farmers. CLARKE MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES ORONO ( Continued from page 1 ) ing at the Museum as a volunteer since the beginning of this year. Her appointment comes at a time when the Museum is planning for much needed expansion. The Museum has made many changes in their displays displays this year and the Crafts Gift Shop will be ready for the opening on May 25th. Gordon Hill told the Durham Durham Chapter of the OFA the provincial farmers' groups was "shattered" when it saw the "piddling" $20 million set aside for the farm income protection plan in the Ontario government's recent budget. "It has made us wonder is the program just a hollow carrot?" carrot?" the president asked. Mr. Hill noted the $20 million program which would provide funds to ensure a return for farmers beyond a specified average market price price for commodities, would pay just 20 cents a bushel if applied to corn producers and §ix,dollors per hog if applied to the pork industry. He said if the sum was able was going to help them shared among producers of when really it wasn't enough all commodities the amounts even to do half the job," he would be far less. charged. That gives us real concern Asked if the government as to what is the intent of the p r0 g ram might be a well-inprogram, well-inprogram, he said. tentioned first step to be Although Mr. Hill said farm- expanded at a later date, Mr. ers should await the enabling Hill replied: "I don't think it's legislation before criticizing a good start I think it's a the fact that in 1975 the the government, he himself miserable, piddling start. I'm province is not assisting with minced no words as he blasted quite disgusted." their tax rate as in the past the $20 million figure. " five years. Due to the forma- The Ontario Federation of tion of the new Board Hope Such a program he said, Agriculture has proposed a was faced with a large would be a "hoax and should voluntary farm income prot- increase in educational tax be withdrawn if introduced. ection plan with joint govern- five years ago and the "It would be misleading to ment-farmer participation province offset this increase the farmers of Ontario to and funding, to be administ- with financial assistance. suggest that the money avail- ered by agriculturists. properties of simile^ eal value will pay the same amount of tax, even though their individual mill rate may differ from one ward to the other. Taxepayers in the Township of Hope will feel a greater education tax increase due to sed, the three levels of government, Provincial, Regional Regional and municipal must give away less, pare down their administrations, and leave more of our money in our Dockets where it rightfully belongs," states K. Entwisle He said that regional government government must be cut down insize because we cannot afford it and because we are entitled to a more accessible and humanized form of municipal municipal administration, "The party presently in power obviuosly disagrees. Therefore they must be replaced", replaced", he said. He also stated that socialism and further extension of welfare- statism would be a step in the wrong direction. "The liberals liberals are the correct alternative", alternative", he stated. Mr. Liptay has stated that he is disenchanted with the service provided by the present present government. Housing is Ontario's biggest problem and getting worse each day, he said. Regional government, he said, is one of the biggest disasters in this province since the second world war. He agrees with the principle of regional government but the present system lacks the human element such as co-operation co-operation and respect for one another. 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