Pag 6 ThrsayApil 0,1972e WHITBY FREE PRESS .41sport.slq MOTORINO with Mike Burgess The second event in the Ontario Reg- ion Solo Events Championship was held 1 a st Sunday in London, Ontario. "The Fif th Annual Jim Cana Slalom", so piamed by the organi zers, London Auto- m o bile Sport Cl ub, attracted approx- imately 70 entrants from far and near, inci uding seven members of Oshawa Mot- or Sport Club. 1 found it very refreshing to see so m an y familiar faces at this event both competing and spectating, considering tedistance'and especially the relent- 1 ess rain.In ail honesty, it rained 50 heavily that it was impossible to finish vvfalking the course before the map 1 was carrying turned iflto mush! Nevertheless, our boys (and girls), perserIlvered, and with windshield wip- ers wiping and tires slipping and slid- i n g, a t t empts were made. One of the m o st commom probl ems wvas the 1lack of opportunitytowalk the course resulting in -unplanned driving strategy and many competi1tors going off course! And if t ha t wa sn 1't bad enough, O.M.S. C. member Ralph Robinson, who had wor- k ed al1 night previous on the D. N.l1. [Datsun to be able to enter, suffered a mechanical breakdown during his first run, and had to be pushed back to the Ipits'. Ralph managed to make the nec- essary repairs in time for his last run, but was then at a decided disadvantage and unable to place. On the b rig9ht er side, despite the heavy entry in class 'Hl, three 0. M. S. C. members managed to place second, fourth and s ixth. George Gilroy drove his powerful 2000 c. c. Capri to second place honours, one second out of first place. Second to sixth place were only 1~seconds apart with Jeff Christie in a 544 Volvo placing sixth, and lyours truly' squeezing into fourth wi th a Ren- aul t 12. Al1in maIl,2i t was avery good event, and I think L. A. S.C. have to be commended for 'pressing on regard- 1less 1. Thi1s Sunday (April1 23) Mospor t Park will be opening the '72 season with the 1lst r ace in the new Bulova Champion- ship. This Formula Championship ser- i es features hotîy-competitive single seat, openwvheel, 1600c.c. racing cars. with drivers from Ontario, Quebec and the U. S. A. Alsobeing featured will1 be the Mos- p or t 2. 5 sedan series (incl uding B, C a nd Ds ed a ns) consisting of imports and NoK1 -,rt4hkAmP"erica -n oempacts. Ri- C £egiisý- A National Championship Railly, the Southern Cross, Mi11 be run thi s week- end starting and finishing at Bolton Community Centre. The first car starts at 8:01 p. m. , Saturday, and is expected to finish about 7 a. m. Sunday. Mi k eMcClean and 1 wil11 be teaming u p for this 425-mile rally in a Renault 8Bwhich could prove to be a little under- pow ered for an event of this calibre, b t.-ë'Titi next week, Happy MçltrnL Queen' s Park Àeport By HAROLD GREER A Sour way to start You have to be patient to appreciate t h e Provincial Government's ncw property, tax credit plan. In the long ruil, most people are going ta benefit from it - but you have to take the long view to see it. Nobody is going to benefit this year.lIn fact, nobody ex- cept needy pensioners and farmers will get a dime in direct property tax relief f romý Queen's Park this year becauise the Tax Credit can- not. be claimed until next year and the basic shelter grant, which the Tax Credit replaces, does flot apply to this year's property taxes. Under the basic shelter grant, taxpayers got in-year relief since most municipalit- ies billed property owners by instaînients, showed the basic shelter grant as a credit on the bills, and were reimburs- ed by the Province. This year, taxpayers must pay the full municipal bill and dlaim the credit - if eligible -on their income tax returns in early 1973. In effect, the Provincial Government saves $158,000,- 000 this year in Municipal Property Tax Relief. Pres- sure is building uî to case the loss of Property Taxpay- ers through some farm 0of transitional grants, but the Provincial Treasury is strap- ped for money and the Gov- e-nrent isnot likely to give in. lits a sour way ta start off a basically good idea. The Basic Shelter Grant was a crude device which al- leviated Property Taxes a- cras5 the board. Calculated at $30 pluî 10 per cent of av- erage Municipal Taxes in the previous year, it paid al property taxpayers in a mun- icipality the sarne flat a- mount, without regard to in- dividual situations or ability ta pay. In short, it did no- thing about the regressiv- ity of the property tax - the fact that it bears more, heav- ily on low income groups than on the affluent. [n a study of 11,000 tax- payers in Guelph for 1968, for example, the Ontario Treasury found that persons in the $4,500 to $5,000 incomne group paid an average prop- ertv tax of $303, or 6%7 of their income. Persons in the $9,500 to $10,000 class paid, $409, or four per cent 0f their income. But under the, basic' sheiter prograrnibath groups received the samne grant - $86 if the program was operating this year. The Tax Credit Plan will provide for variable amnounts, according to the formula of $90 plus 10 per cent of prop. erty tax paid, minus one per cent of taxable income. (Renters will dlaim $90 plus two per cent of annual rent, minus one per cent of tax- able income). Thus, a person with no taxable incoine but paying a property tax of say $300 will be entitled to a credit of $120. This is about $50 more than he would have got if the basic shelter grant were in effect this year. The credit of course diminishes as in- corne increases, reaching zero at the $20,000 level; the ad- vantage over the basic shelt- er grant disappears, for the average family, at the $10,- 800 income level. In other words, those in the lower and middle income groups, which includes most of the population, will be bet- ter off under the Tax Credit Plan, while those in the up- per income group will pay more. Needy pensioners and farni- ers will benefit most because the supplementary property tax relief programs available to them have not been-dis- continued. Under the basic shelter grant, a person 65 and over who had no taxable income received between $50 and $100 (depending, on net property tax paid) in addition to the basic shelter grant. The Siielter Grant, however, was available only to prop- erty owners and apartment renters. Under tax credits, roomers and boarders wiil be included and since the sup- Iementary assistance will be continued, the resuit shoulld be that' virtually ail needy pensioners in Ontario (and there are 300,000 of thern) will pay no property tax. Similarly, the 25 per cent rebate of residential property tax provided to farniers wiI continue under the tax cred- it systeni - but on more generous ternis. While the basic shelter prograrn was in force, the rebate applied to net tax after the shelter grant was deducted; with tax credits, it wilI apply to gross tax. For example, a farmer who received a basic shelter grant of $70 against taxes of $400 also receîved a rebate of $82 (25 per cent of $400 less $70), for a total relief of $152. Under the tax credit plan. he will get, if has no taxable income, a credit of $130 plus a rebate of $100 for a total of $230. So the Property Tax Credit Plan has something to be said for it - next year. I TOWN SF WHITIY i PROCLAMATION DA Y LIOH T SAVINO lIME ln accordance \Nîth Bylavv No. 715-72 of the Town of Whi tby, Da y1 ight Saving lime shal be' in ef- fect in the Town of Whi tby from 12:01 a. m. on Sun- day, April 3Oth to 12:01 a. m. on Sunday, October 29th, 1972. Citizens are a dvi sed to change their dlocks and wvatches before retiring Saturday night, one hour in advance of regular time. Win. H. Waflace, AMCI Tb!mCorporation ofet h. Tçwq of~ity Continued from page 4 My machine was sitt-ing there quiet- Iy now. At first 1 thought it had gorged itsel f and was dead. 1 removed my cloth- i ng wh ich seem ed to be ail1 1umped on one sîde of the drum, and closed the lid. The worst wa s over! Drying would be acl inch. . . .Let me tel1 you some day ho w a few of my undershirts happened to turn out sort of brown. By the way. . Acouple of weeks 1lat- er 1 w as out waIk ing and 1 got caught in a w a r ni summer rain. By the time 1 r e a c h ed the house 1 had turned into a gigantic blob of soap suds. Setter 1 should have gone dirty! Majr m Snl Apline pirs PARtTS SUPPLIED FOR MOST MODELS I & SERVICE Ajêx APPiance Repair 942*3321 13su HARWOOD AVE. N. AJAX lEiJe OOKETOP SAFETY CHEC(ED BEST BUYS!!! 1972 RENAULT 10 Brand New, with disc brakes, radial-ply tires, bucket seats, four doors, fourspeed. 1971 Renault 12 TLLIl Immaculate cars. Four colours to choose red, b lue, green and cream. Ail one owner cars traded in on 17Z Renaults. Ail Ioaded with options, owners name on request. $2148 $2095 1971 FORD PINTO Loaded with the best of everything, Another real nice one owner car. Lic # 786613. $199 1969 VOLKSWAGEN DELUXE An impeccable car with deluxe upholstery, Bl1aupunkt radio> in excellent condition Lic. #56324A $1095 197 Heaul 8Disc brakes, radial-ply tires, bumper guards, up to 40 m. p. g. Lic. #1 3373A $14951 196ý PONTIAC LAURENTIAN 2 door, Safety inspected and in very good condition. Cr A Best- buy. 'Lic # 3629lA- Marian Auto Ltd. Grenfell at King St. W., VV (2 blocks east of ýOshawa Centre) 723-7970 Oshawa . 28-517 (Open Un 9 p.m. nlgtly) 79 Lure of Antiîques Returns Next Week BIgRD 'S E YE - - -MUMMMoi à à --à e CIL Page 6, Thursday, Aprîl 20, 153