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Two COLBORNE CHRONICLE Thursday, March 4th, 1965 PHARMACISTS PETITION FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RE TAX More than 100,00 signatures on a-petition will form part of a brief to the Minister of Finance, Walter Gordon, which will be presented by the Ontario Pharmacists' Association before the end of the month. -The brief asks Mr.. Gordon to end the 11 percent Federal Sales Tax on prescription drugs in his next budget. "We believe this tax to be out of line with modern Canada's attitude toward its citizens," said Al Goldblatt, OPA president. Petition forms were placed on the dispensary counters of approximately 2,000 drug stores across Ontario during the month of January, 1965. "This tax imposed by the Canadian government is adding substantially to the cost and discomfort of being sick in this country and the Ontario Pharmacists' Association is trying to do something about it," Mr. Goldblatt added. Pharmacists point out that, under their present pricing structure, they as well as the government stand to lose a significant amount of revenue if and when the sales tax on medications is repealed. They nevertheless urge that the tax be dropped immediately. The Ontario Pharmacicts' Association is a voluntary organization formed in 1918 whose aims are: (a) To advance the academic, scientific, professional, retail and commercial aspects of the profession of Pharmacy in Ontario as it serves the public interest, (b) To conserve and promote the mutual interests of the public and the profession of Pharmacy in Ontario. (c)_To encourage and promote improvement _ in public | health, (d) To co-operate with all Pharmaceutical, Scientific, Medi- j cal, Dental, and Trade Associa-! tions which have similar objects j to those of the Association, (e) To ; promote a liaison between all | branches of Pharmacy. DOMINION DRAMA FESTIVAL Regional Chairman, Mrs. Chas. Wilson, Belleville, and Festival Chairman, Miss Margaret White, Peterborough, have announced the order of plays for the festival of the Eastern Ontario Region,. Dominion Drama Festival. The j Eastern Ontario Drama League j Festival is being held in the: Peterboro Collegiate and Voca-1 tional School Auditorium, March i 24 to 27, with Mr. Lawrence Sa- \ bath, drama critic and columnist; for the Montreal Star, as ajudica_ tor. The festival opens Wednesday, March 24 with the Peterboro Theatre Guild presentation of O'Neill's "Ah Wilderness!", on Thursday, March 25, Domino Theatre Inc. of Kingston plays Christopher Fry's, "The Lady's Not for Burning". On Friday, March 26, Smiths Falls Little Theatre presents "All the Way Home" by Ted Mosel. The Saturday Matinee presentation of "The Hostage" is by Ottawa's Lakeside Theatre Productions, and Saturday evening the Cornwall Theatre Club produces Robert Bolt's "A Man for All Seasons". The winner of the Eastern Ontario Region will be considered along with the winner of Northern Ontario for the Dominion Drama Festival finals at Brock-ville, Ontario. M. Guy Beaulne, Director of Theatre for the Province of Quebec, will adjudicate this festival. M. Beaulne has adjudicated in almost every region of Canada, and will be the first Canadian in recent years to adjudicate a final festival. - was named Mr. Weekly Newspaperman of the Year, receiving the Distinguished Service Award Mr. Leavens is publisher of the Bolton Enterprise. David Dills, editor of the Acton Free Press, was elected president. Other officers are: First vice-president, K. Glendinning, Delhi News Record; 2nd vice-president, A. Y. McLean, Seaforth Huron Expositor; Directors: W. R. Workman, Winchester Press; Kenneth Campbell, Strathroy Age-Dispatch; H. D. McConnell, Tilbury Times; Wilson Boyer, Bracebridge Herald . Gazette-Keith Graham, Chesterville Rec-ord; P. Hvidsten, Uxbridge Times-Journal; John James, Bowmanville Canadian Statesman; Walter Brebner, Meaford Express; A. K. Duncan, Leamington Post and News; secretary-Werdcn Leavens. Bol-Enterprise. through rRED CROSS" Your help does so much ^^for s^many^^ DILLS OF ACTON NEW O.W.N.A. PRESIDENT The Annual Convention of the Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association was held at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, last week. February 12th and 13th. Some 200 "uests and delegates attended ti,e events sponsored by Canadian Bankers* Association, Ontario Brewers Institute, Ontario Hydro Electric Commission, Imperial Oil Ltd., Expo '67 and Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. Guest speakers were Hon. Chas. McNaughton. Minister of Highways; Hon. Wm. Davis, Minister of Education; Dr. Howard Long, University of Southern Illinois and Ken Ratridge, President of Canadian Weekly Newspaper; Association. Werden Leavens, the secre tary-manager of the oiganizatioi from its inception 15 years ago EASTER TOUR APRIL 15-18 NEW YORK Travel Air-Conditioned Motorcoach Hotels and Tours Arranged Phone or Write ROWE TRAVEL AGENCY LEARMONTH MOTORS j FORD - FAIRLANE - FALCON j DEALER A-l Used Cars COLBORNE Phone 355-2242 j SALEM by G. A. Smith (Too late for last week) Sincere sympathy of the Salem community goes out to Mrs. Laurence McPherson, Mr. and Mrs. Verden Wood and family in the loss of Mr. McPherson, who passed away recently at Cobourg District Geneal .Hospital. Salem Brownies, Guides and Scouts were well represented at the special church service at the Colborne United Church last Sunday mo. ning. Salem Boy Scouts and their fathers enjoyed the annual Father and Son Banquet which was held at Co'borne on Monday evening. Several Salem mothers were also present to assist in serving the dinner. Dianne Whaley was a Sunday guest at the home of Darlene Mr. and Mrs. George Peters and family called on Mrs. Fred Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pearson and Mr. and Mrs. Stan Pearson at Dundonald last Saturday afternoon. Darlene Davis was a Monday overnight guest at the home of Susan Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Bellamy spent the past weekend visiting her pa-ents and brother, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Harris and Lome at Cooksville. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Burley and boys called on her mother, Mrs. Ada Smith on Sunday after-Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Pearson and family and Mr. Ernest Pearson of Edville visited Mr. and Mrs. G. Peters and family Sunday afternoon. Church Redecorated The walls and ceiling of the interior of Salem United Church received "a new look" on Tuesday of last week. Several men and women arrived before 10 a.m. armed with paint brushes and rollers. More came for the afternoon session. By 5 p.m. the job was complete, except for the vestibule. After supper on the same day, several of the "weary but game" paint-brush warriors returned. By 9 p.m. the task was finished.- A special vote of thanks is extended to Mrs. Carman for the delicious cake, and to Mrs. Wm. Brown for the hot cup of tea and coffee, which she served both afternoon and evening. "SHOP CANADIAN" CAMPAIGN TO BEGIN More than 700 women from the Niagara district will attend . "Shop Canadian" conference ai Niagara Falls on Tuesday, Marc! 2nd. Sponsored by the Women's Advisory Committee of the Ontario Department of Economics and Development, the conference will coincidentally begin a "Shop Canadian" campaign in Niagara region cities.. Merchants in St. Catharines. Fort Erie, Port Colborne, and Weliand, as well as Niagara Falls, will participate in the campaign. Eight hundred merchants in the five cities will display 1,600 banners proclaiming the "Shop Canadian" program which is scheduled to run from Thursday, March 4, to Saturday, March 13. Merchants will feature Canadian-made products in the Ontario government-sponsored campaign. Purpose of the "Shop Canadian" campaign is to acquaint Ontario shoppers with the competitive quality . and price of Canadian-made goods. PETER McKINNON SPEAKS TO FARM MEETING Peter McKinnon, the vice-president of Ontario Wheat Producers, told the County Wheat Committee and Northumberland Federation of Agriculture that the Wheat, Board had handled an increased amount of wheat over the past few years, even though wheat acreage is declining. Part of this is due to increased yields and less being used for the domestic market. Figures given also showed that the farmers in Ontario had received an additional three million dollars for wheat sold in the year ending June, 1964, even though no rebate was paid directly to the farmer. A great deal of price cutting has taken place on the world market but it is hoped that it will not be necessary to lower the floor price of export wheat in Ontario. John Cochrane, Colborne, was elected chairman of the County Wheat Committee and Doug Hos. kin, Grafton, secretary-treasurer. Other directors elected were:: Alnwick: John Coyle, Hamilton: Fred Bowman, Brighton; Arnold Peister, Murray; Hugh Fox, Seymour; Ray Thompson and Harold Redden for Percy Townships. Dan Cayley, O.F.A. fieldman, explained the Broiler Chicken Marketing Plan vote, which will take place the last week in March. Returning officer will be your local agricultural representative. Mrs. Carman Bray, Morganston, and Mrs. Jack Webb, Roseneath, who have just returned from the Leadership Forum at Geneva Park, Lake Couchiching (Feb. 14-20) told us that rows of people at, smal? meetings were very antiquated and we should try to arrange our meetings with people facing the chairman in a semicircle or seated at tables in a U shape if tables are available. They also told us that we should learn to communicate with members and the public, and that farm meetings should have s< depth to their programmes, that those attending would find it rewarding. Also, they felt was important to have some < tertainment at meetings. STOP at WESTROPE'S SUNOCO Brake Service Wheel Balancing Dominion Royal Tires Tune Ups & N.A.L. Towing Service King St. E., COLBORNE Phone 355-2841 BELL TELEPHONE EXPANSION During 1964, The Bell Telephone Company of Canada added 222,475 telephones to those in service, a total exceeded only in two other years (1955-56) of its history, according to the company's annual report issued last This expansion was reflected in Colborne where 24 telephones were added. J. H. Guest, Bell manager for the region, revealed that 887 telephones were in service here as of December 31. Net income of Bell for the year ended December 31, 1964, was $77.7 million, equivalent to a return of 6.3 psr cent on total capital, or $2.71 per share. This comp.ues with a rate, of return of 6.1 per cent and earnings per share of $2.58 in 1963. After payment of $2.20 per share in dividends to tne company's 207,000 shareholders, the balance of 51 cents per share was added to earnings retained and invested in the business, according to the report. Of Bell's shareholders, 97:4 per cent live in Canada and own 93.6 per cent of the stock. Contracts, negotiated late hi 1963 with three unions representing 28,700 employees increased payroll expense by about three per cent on an annual basis. As of December 31, Belt employed 35,890 men and women. The company's payroll in 1964 totalled $187,081,096. Construction of facilities to extend and improve services a-mounted to S233.5 million in 1964. Altogether, 52 new buildings were completed during the year, and extensions built on 23 others. Thirty-one new exchanges were put into service, many of them in remote, northern communities which had been without telephone service. Thirty-nine other exchanges were converted from manual to dial operation. At the year end, 99.1 per cent of the telephones served by Bell in Ontario, Quebec, Labrador and the Northwest Territories were dial operated. With regard to the announcement by the Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada on September 22, 1964, that it would hold public hearings in 1965 to review the permissive level of earnings of Bell, and the basis on which such level of earnings should be established, the report says: "The Board stated that in these hearings it does not intend to enquire into existing rates. As indicated in our submission to the Board in November, the company firmly believes it should be permitted to continue to improve earnings through prudent management and efficient operation under the present rate structure. SALEM RECREATION CLUB Mrs. Pat Haley was hostess to the ladies of the Salem Recreation Club for the February meeting. Usually, in February, the ladies sponsor a party, but because of the bus tour in December, the party was cancelled. However, since February, 1965, marked the twentieth birthdate of the club, it was feLt that this meeting should be a "little different". A special dessert was planned by the lunch committee, and this was served as soon as the group assembled. The regular meeting commenced at 9 p.m. with a short busi- An evening of crokinole was enjoyed; the winners being Ruth Fenaughty and Dora Barnes. The next meeting will be held at the home of Audrey Davis. RED CROSS IS ALWAYS THERE { WITH YOUR HELP