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A mecting with the county, Kitâ€" chener and Waterloo health boards witl be held Nov. 23. Mayor Butler of Kitchenor has ated that the merger of health However, even with Watcrloo joming,. the grant will be 50 per cerng. Dr. P. A. Voelker, medical officer of health for the city, said, "I do not see why that 50 per cemt should not be 75 per cent. There is no question that applicaâ€" tions should be made to Hea‘lth Minister Dymond for the full 75 per cent grant offered by the province.** The county health unit will inâ€" clule the entire county of Waterâ€" loo, including the municipalitics, thougzh any municipality with its own hboard of health may remain outsile of the single unit if it Members of the Waterioo board o hoa‘lth voted â€" unammously Wedanesday, to become a part of the proposed county hea‘lth unit. Ama‘zamation â€" of _ adl _ hea‘th wnits will mean a 75 per cent provincial grant for all. Kitchener has already intimated that it will not become a part of the county unit. LINK HEALTH SERVICES it was this pioneer enterprise that Miss Ready was first hired as a secretary direct from busiâ€" ness college. But, says Jack Hardtman, executive viceâ€"presiâ€" dent, Miss Ready‘s ability and versatility was quickly recognizâ€" Conestoga Holdings Ltd. openâ€" ed for business about two years ago as a mortgage banking firm that dealt not just with financial centres, but mainly with individâ€" ua‘s. Small individuals such as waitresses and factory workers, with their small savings are as welcome as investors and tycoons. One thing was in her favor. for when she first entered the busiâ€" ness world it was a ground floor entrance into a new business in the process of becoming estabâ€" lished: Miss Ready is"a wisp of a girl with a farm background, and she reached the ripe old age of 20 just this past September. For one thing, Miss Ready is not a university graduate, she has not a long background of business service, she can not even call upon that wisdom that one is supposed to gain with In thts modern age when the emphasis on youth is becoming more and more pronounced withâ€" in the business world, Mary Ready, controller of Conestoga Holdings Ltd., Waterloo Square, must still be considered to be quite a unique person. Board Wants Into County Unit Dr. W. FElliott Atkinson D.D.S. For The Practice Of General Dentistry 124 WEBER STREET SOUTH MULLINS BUILDING WATERLOO, ONTARIO For Appointments Telephone 578â€"4600 Talk About a Young Proâ€"She‘s a Whiz OPENING OF HIS OFFICE wishes to announce the The big problem, as he saw it, is that thore are now three health pgroups wiih each providing an excellont program. Under â€" present arrangements, Gait receives a 50 per cent grant, Kitchener receives 25 per cent, but the City of Watcorloo receives nothinz because it does not have fullâ€"time public health services as defined in the act. There are â€" atso _ considerabhle variatioms m costs. Costs for the county at present are $2.26 por person, for Waterloo $2.04, and units is premature pending the findings of the local area governâ€" ment review and that the services offered by the rural and city boards are quite different. He said a‘so that Kitchener costs are much below those of the county. He pointed out that if there was but one overall unit, the provinâ€" cial government wou‘d pay 75 per cent in grants towards opcraâ€" ting costs plus a further 66% per cent grant for administration. Donald MacPherson, chairman of the Waterloo county board of hea‘‘h told The Chrenicle that it would scem that there would be an overall saving to all communiâ€" ties to join the one county unit. This is not an empty title. Miss Ready is directly responsible for the handling of almost $2,000,â€" 00 over the year. ed and she was appointed conâ€" troller. This is Mary Ready, a 20â€"yearâ€"old financier. we now do, woth the granmts that are available. Those who do not joiuin woubd, «hrowgh taxation. stil be paying for programs of those who did joun."‘ AH would operate iwnder one basic program. though local emâ€" phasis may differ. ‘"Taking into account all costs of earh board." said Mr. Macâ€" Pherson, "aperating b ud gets woukd have to dowhle before we woukd have to pay as much as we now do, woth the granmts that popwlation of approximately 225,â€" 000 people. If all communties were to join there would be one medical ofâ€" ficor of health with several asâ€" sociate officers, one. director of mu sinmg â€" with possibly three asâ€" sistants and ome drector of saniâ€" tbary services with poscibly three associate directors. There would also be local stafts The county of Watcaloo has been desiznated as a hea‘th unit which is. in his opinion, an alâ€" most optmmum size. There is a Their reports will be used as a guideline â€" for a provinceâ€"wide program. They will report on such things as dontal requirements, school programs, montal hea‘th, home care, adu‘l‘t health clhinics (which may aiso include family planning) and make crecommendations. Under now proposa‘s, the proâ€" vince has been d@ivided into 29 arcas desianated as hcea‘th units. Twelive taskforces composed of profe:sional and lay peorle have been appointed to study the needs of the people. Some communitics, he have no program at al. Mr. MacPherson, who is the only provincial appoirtment on any hea‘‘h group in the county. feels that health programs, up till now, have been Icft to each comâ€" munity with the result that a patchwouk program has evolved throushout the province. for Kitchener $1.56. The latter costs, he stated. was not entirely duwe to the difforence in their program nor to efficiency. It is mostly in the bookkceping method used by Kitchener. It is her decision that weighs when the company is considering either expansion for itsel{, or the financing for expansion of some other business enterprise. Her rise in position has been reports, The larger communities will be â€" be ; expected to indicate their feelâ€" said Dr. Stewart Fyfe. special comâ€" missioner, hopes that alternative structures _ will be cansidered which would indicate how any alternative suggestions might be made more acceptable The review is also looking for guidelines and recommendations concermng the Smith report on taxation as it relates to regional government and grants, the reâ€" port of the Association of Ontarâ€" io Countics (a blucprint for local government reortganjzation), the association‘s _ report _ on _ local boards; and the report of the economic council of Canada reâ€" lating to urban problems and policies (fourth report). Those who have not yet comâ€" pleted their bricfs, the City of Waterloo is one, are faced with additional suggestions to be covâ€" ered. These include finance, reâ€" presentation, status of boards and commissions, allocation of funds, provincial policies, program, adâ€" ministration, grants, decision making and staffing. As a result. the new deadline is Nov. 22, but indications are that this could beâ€" extended slightly. The Waterloo area local govâ€" ernment review has received only seven briefs. With so many more to come it has become apparent that more time would be required by several of _ ‘he municipalities, boards and c mmissions. Local Government Review To Hold January Hearings ‘We, like others in related fields, are rather hampered by the tight money situation just now and cannot expand as we would wish," she said. "Howâ€" ever, though American and Eurâ€" opean lenders are rather cautious at present about placing money far Ccâ€"~~4ian mortgages, we exâ€" pect that by late 1968 this situaâ€" . be eased considerably. "Fortunately, we have created a basis for German funds with inâ€" vestors in Bonn, Berlin and Hamâ€" She must also conduct the first interviews with prospective inâ€" vestors or mortgagees and make recommendations, hold discusâ€" sions concerning legal matters with lawyers, arrange to locate mortgage money when required and handle the mortgage portâ€" folios. _ This means the handling of approximately $750,000 under adâ€" ministration for Conestoga Holdâ€" ings Ltd., a further $1,000,000 in brokerage forâ€" Hardtman â€" and Strack Mortgage Correspondents, and the finances etc. of Caravelle Printing. She also deals directly with trust companies and individuals As controller she must impleâ€" ment the financial directives as laid down by the board of dirâ€" ectors and assume responsibility for all financial arrangements. â€" The latter is a newly acquired company (last May) which, in a full year of operation is exâ€" pected to do between $35,000 and $40.000 worth of business. meteoric, from secretary to troller in one year. YJESSUP3 cleanars The Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, November 8, 1967 Waterloo Kitchener Ontario & Duke Sts. Since the success of the reâ€" view dopends almest entircly on the nature of the bricfs, full parâ€" ticipation by everyane who may be affected is essential, Dr. Fyfe The briefs, which become pubâ€" licdocuments upon reccipt at the commission office, 27 Dickâ€" son Street. Galt, may be examâ€" ined by any interested party. It is expected that interested parties will inform the review of their intentions and how they intend to make their presentaâ€" tion so that a schedule can be made up in advance. The hearings where possible will be held in various parts of the county. They will be of an informal nature, with a period set aside at the end for quesâ€" tions and comments. Hearings on the briefs are not expected to start before January, when _ municipalities, organizaâ€" tions or individuals wishing to take part will be able to do so. Waterloo Square Since some of the bricfs have made recommendations that afâ€" fect present county boundaries, particularly _ Woellington County and Guelph, other adjoining muâ€" nicipalities have been invited to also submit bricfs. ing about being included in a reorganized county, and converseâ€" ly, the county is expected to inâ€" dicate its feeling concerning the resolution of problems which would arise if one or more cities were not included in a reorganâ€" ized county. â€" So many of the professional peoâ€" ple go by the book. but in dealâ€" ing with individuals, the book is not alwa applicable," he said. The holders of such positions are usually in the 30â€"40 years of age bracket, but it is doubtful if any are as imaginative as she. ‘"There was no other company upon which we could pattern our work because, so far as I know, there is no other company that deals with private individuals and investors. Mr. Hardtman said the comâ€" pany is fortunate to have a perâ€" son with the ability that Miss Ready displays. "She has a very difficul job," he said. she is an avid water skier and, though she isn‘t fond of snow, she enjoys tobogganing and skating. She also enjoys dgmcing. She was a member of the St. Marys 4H Club and remains acâ€" tive in the Stratford Junior Farâ€" mers Club. burg. We are of course continualâ€" ly looking for other sources of finances." Miss Ready is a personable diâ€" minutive, brown eyed blonde, who looks very much like any young teenâ€"ager. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ready of RR 7, St. ~arys. She was born and raised on the family farm to which she returns every weekend for re laxation from her business dw ties ("I do as little as possible when home," she said). She has three Prothers and a younger sister.