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rm uwflv vrrrr oblections lo fluoridation of the water supply centre mostly around the adverse medical ef fects of adding the substance to cveryones drinking water The civil rights issues as well as oblections because of re ligious beliefs are also strong What then are citizens to believe Medical objections to fluorl datlon cover everying from lirlttfl Colombia Telephone ports that for the fiscal year ended December 31 1953 net earnings amounted to $10929230 or $931 per share as compared with $9493195 or $329 per share for the l9621iscal year Pre ferred dividends In the 1953 fu cal year amounted to $3919500 as compared with 52855000 in the 1962 fiscal year Share corn fngs are as stated by the Com pany on the average number of shares outstanding Dominion Electrohome Inan 3ries Limited Preliminary net earnings for the fiscal year end ed December it 1953 amounted to $545421 or $125 per share as compared with $512925 or $121 per share for the fiscal year Total sales in 1953 amounted to $1700000 as compared with $1198502 in the 1962 year Pollock President of Dom inion Eiectrohome said prospects for 1954 are favorable With the trend to higher sales and earn ings continuing Owin to war rant holders exercis ng ttieir privilege the common shares outstanding increased from 123 d65 to 458940 Pacific Petrolenml Limited Net eaniings for the fiscal year ended December 91 1993 amount ed to $3094119 or 19 cents per share based on 20794459 shares outstanding as compar Willi $3035237 or 17 cents pe share based on 17759312 shares out standing in the 1952 fiscal year Loch Limited The Com pany announced too that it is planning 57 mi on expsn sion program for 1954 inciud the construction of newdis 1ribution centres in Ontario new cash and carry warehouses 19 new fGA Foodiiners and re modelling or expansion of 63 ex isting retail stores All the stores will be independently owned and operated while the warehouses will be sold after construction and leased back For the year ending January 55 1954 Loeb Ltd will re port consolidated sales in excess of 5110 million an increase at £39 in on or 37 per cent over the preceding year Earnings are ekpected to show substantial increase over the previous years net of $755140 or $095 per share Ogilvie Flour Mills Co Ltd The Company declared an extra oi cents per share and its usual quarterly dividend of 15 cents per common share both payable April 1954 to share holders oi record March 1054 Great Lakes Power Corpora Iion Limited The Company re ports that for the fiscal year ended December 31 1953 net earnings mounted to $1939910 or 5157 per share as compared with $1574599 or $159 per share for the 1952 fiscal year Net earnings for the 1952 fiscal year have been readjusted asGreat Lakes Power has dismntinued thepracticeofprovidingJor future income taxes in respect of depreciation claimed for income tax purposes in excess of the provision in the accounts Cralgmoot Mines United The Company reports that for the three months ended January 31 1954 net earnings amounted to $3332605 or 55 cents per share as compared with $2540880 or 50cents per share lit the com parable 1992 period In the first quarter of the current fiscal year the production grade 01227 is well in excess of the ore relt serve average grade of 175 per aranfy Trout Company 01 Canada Shareholders oi Guar anty Trust Company at Canada pcord February 23 will be ered the right to subscribe for an addiilonal 100000 shares atjflsrper share on basis of Statistical Summary for no men ending um 1m Amos mus High YegAgo wen Yields not us Hank at an is Preferred and stock can as as Common lnduatrtlo no one as arming 559 ct BULLETIN anmrs Company The Company 19 Fiuorides cause or accemaie the growth of cancer in Ha orides cause hypertension 01 re rt states that drinking nu orihoated water causes nailhit ting and yet anothu suggests that chmnc fluoride poisoning and leprosymsy be identical HORDEN COMMISSION Briefs on these and msiu more objections were sifted TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE compiled by Flynn Dunlap 5L Harris shares held The rights will ex plie April 10 155 Cllglry And Edmonton Corp no Canadian Superior all plans to make an offer for all the outstanding shares of Calgary and Edmonton Corp Ltd Cana dlan Superior is 55 per cent owned subsidiary of Superior Oil Co of Los Angeles Superior Oil at last report owned 471 per cent of the outstanding shares of Calgary and Edmon ton Corp Canadian Superior said that negotiations are under way with view to making an offer to shareholders of Calgary and Ed monton Corp to acquire all the outstanding shares in exchange for shares of Canadian Superior on the basis of some equitable share exchange formula to be negotiated by separate boards pl directors of the two compan es Coronation Credit Corp Ltd Net earnings for the six months ended January 31 1954 amoun ted to $355591 or $021 per share based on 1303090 shares outstanding as compared with $199960 or $019 per share has ed on 995990 shares outstanding in the corresponding period last year Consolidated Mining And smelting Co Of Cnnldl Ltd The Company reported that for the fiscal year ended December 91 1963 net earnings amounted to $29923000 01 $192 per share as compared with $23227000 or $112 per share for the 1952 fis cal year indicated net earnings for the second half of the 1993 year were equal to $107 per share as compared with 75 cents in the first half of 1953 and $3 cent in the second half of 1952 Iiritlis American 011 Ca Ltd The Company reports prelimin ary net earnings for the fiscal year ended December 91 1953 amounted to $34152000 or $157 per share as compared with $34594000 or $159 per share for the 1992 fiscal year income taxes for the 1953 year amoun ted togta259000 as compared with $5379000 in the 1952 year The increase in income tax for the 195 reflects the lack of Canadian Gulf tax benefits Great Lakes Paper Company Limited Net earnings for the fiscal year ended December 31 1955 amounted to $4572321 or $103 per share as compared with $4355949 or $121 per share for the 1962 fiscal year The Company said that for the 1953 fiscal year new highs were re corded in newsprint ship mean dollar sales cash flow fixed assets and earned aur plus Working capital was up 190 per cent with 54 ratio of current assets to current lia bilities Additional figures will not be available until the end of March when Great Lakes will release its annual report SteeinoukJron Minn elim lied The Company reports that net earnings for the fiscal year ended December 31 1963 amoun ted Io $4199605 or $051 per share as compared with $3434 259 or 9043 per share for the 1952 fiscal year wanna wma msvni seams BUSINESS or emssunis KJOHN90N Co Limited in DnnlopStE aarris Toronto 73 IL I91 NMMC oneadditiunai share for each sis um clude general insurance on pleased to announce th bellasinsurnnce perv ing autumnalinsurance ing life general and annuities is member of th independcn Ip sedation urauce Agenia nooln ment of hissonD aid Cam iso cover dil Don through by the Maiden Com mission and all were denied on the grounds of either ir responsible speculations or ml enough evidence The Commls sionfound ample 11on evl denoe however to support the contention that fluoridation is beneficial in preventing tooth deny it mncludes We are con vinced that the longth in gestion of fluoride at so rnxi mately one part per miilon is in no way related to heart disease cancer fotracranial rascidar lesions neph as trin conditions arthritis ver disorders diseases of the mpir atory system diseases of the nervous system disease of the cardiovascular system dis orders or diseases of the blood cells disorders of the eye or ear diabetes disorders of ill thyroid gland the parathyroid gland the adrenals or sex glands The Commission also discount the theories that fluoridation his feet the bodys skeletal system kidney function pregnancyfiven zymatic system or is in any way nmciatad with congenital pbnormatities Even so many private indi viduals dont want to see their drinking water tampered with As one Barrie resident put it with our good anesian well water lm sure we wouldnt want it spoiled with fluoride Another iupportcd this view when hesaid that Barrie had the best water he had ever ins ted ALTERNATIVES Alternatives to fluoridation of the entire water supply have been suggested in the form of fluoride tablets either sodium fluoride calcium fluoride or bone meal fluoridoted salt fluoridated milk topical appli cation of fluorides concentrat ed fluoride solutions and home fluoridation equipment The latter proposal has gain ed the acceptance of Rory Donai public relations officer for the Goergian Bay region Ontario 11de think would like to see some kind of fixture sold which could be affixed to taps in hous es of people who want their wa ter fluoridated he suggested lifr ODonnl also belongs to the group of people who feel fluoridation could be en infringe ment on their personal rights it is moral issue he stat ed and when you legislate on moral issue there is an in herent danger democracy may be pushed into the background Wilson chairman of the Barrie Public Utilities Commis sion would also like to see some alternative advanced to the fluoridation of the entire water supply 1N MILK Were hoping this matter of fluoridation will develop where children will he able to get it in miilr or tablets be said Mr Wilsons reasons fall into the category of economy how ever Because Barrie has five artcsian wells five sets of equipment must be purchased to administer the fluoride in the controlled amounts Five men must also be trained to main tain the equipment On top of this the Commission would have to purchase the most expensive type of chemical to do satis factory job ANNUAL cosr Murphy general man ager of the Barrie PUC esti mates the annual cost of oper ating the five installations would be about $12000 And since this represents large cut in the average yearly revenue of $160 000 Mr Murphy says water rates would have to be mcreas ed it will cost many times more here because of our multiple sources of supp to explain There would hav fb hes erai increase in water rates of at least six per cent and prob ably 10 per cent Although the beast ai effects CAR no Not my Tamper With Winter negligible woidd Barrie ruf dents be willing to pay higher water rates if they beiievul fluoridation would lessen the in cidence of death caries among their children PURE WATER There is no natural fluoride present in liarries water al though most water supplies con tain fluoride to varying concem trations Some people in proud of the fact that Barrie has one of the purest water supplies in the worid others think it is Ill fortunste the city water doesnt have some fluoride As Dr ii If Brown denial consultant department of to flaunt health and welfare rtah ed in speech some time ago decayed tooth in fluoridat ed community showr on the average much less tissue dee truction than one in fluoride deiicient district WHICH EIDEI When and if the Issue is rais ed in your municipality which side will you be on Will you agree on the one hand with Dr Bilkey Barrie dentist who states Flu oridation is the only known means of controlling dental can lea in our civilization There is no other means of giving fluoride litany other have been put for ward but they have not been recognized because they are too difficult Or will you sit on the other side of the fence with those who Dr Eilkcy describes as Without exception the people who are for some reason biased have grudge or are under some kind of political pressure Will you perhapsagree with this writer of letter to one towns newspaper during ret erundum battle who said Flu oridation is unpleasant unneclt essary unscripturai unnatural unscientific unconstitutional un licenseduninwful unprofitable unhealthful unjustifiable and un pardonablel Or would you have your City Council decide for you Ya In Mishap Is Not Insured William Charles Exell 21 Thompson St Barrie was fined $75for driving while his licence was under suspension and $50 for driving when not insured at aarrie Magistrates Court yesterday Prosecuting Attorney Thompson said that Excll was involved in an accident at the junction of Mania and Dunlop Sreets investigations showed that his licence was suspended and he failed to produce evidence that he was insured Robbervilase ls Held over Trial of Vincent Paul Miller was adjourned for another week altIBarrle Magistrates Court yesterday so that Millers at torney would have time to com tact defence witnesses and work on his clients cases Miller is charged with steal ing $773 from taxi driver James Coutts and unlawfully seizing Coutta at knifepoint Earlier hearlngs have heard Mr Coutts tell how be was for ced to drive Mitierto Hamli ton in his taxi at knife point Miller has claimed that he was suffering from mental offiuoride on adults is Ilmost 17V fiyfiverxmlfiflwn unlefiwflfi NWIQGFVJ What no nraz IAN WE SATURDAY more if use rg Swim Will Be Held fit Edgar Pool Next Saturday morning exam inations for Rad Cross Jiminrs intermediates and Senior Arrrd will be held at the RCAF Stso tlon Edgar swimming pool The original date for the esi situations um to have been Hardi of due to the Essie er holiday the examinations were out ahead one week The examination are 1dr 1h at Maple The total attehtfinca we 121 siumiIz 9110111295 in lSPOllTSMENS snow THE YMYWCA Finld Arch eryClub has been honored by an invitation to appear at the Sportsmens Show to day to give demonstration Wet weather with prospects of lhundersiorms isforecaat for Simcoe County over the week end Fain Ieli intermittently to day and more is predicted Sun day The temperature was nearly normal for this time of year touching 19 at 740 am today and rising to 40 by midmorning Motorists who take to the high ways Sunday should experience clearing skies with cooler tem peratures by afternoon Synopsis litlld weather will continue over southern regions with showers developing by this afternoon and possibly few thundershowers this evening and tonight in the north preci pitation will be mainly occa series of five instruction clinics was conducted in the Lake Simone District during the month of February for Hunter Safety Training instructors and License issuers Well attended meeting were held at Midhurst Orangcvilie Oshawa andthe District Office Lectures were conducted by Stan Simonlhof the Hunter safe ty Training Program at Head Office of the Department of Lands and Forests assisted by District Fish and Wildlife per sonnel gt Subjects such as accident stat Istics presentation of courses organization submission of it ports etc was thoroughly Wv ered This was followed by quesi tion and answer period which attending RETURN FISH TAGS Now that the winter fce fish ery on Lake Simcoe is drawing to dose th department would blackout when the incident oci curred EW rotating INSURAN DUE HARiiZYEHROMM of undata 50an fizm 40 rain one no in no as mine Swim 919 No new or In luv Murhchxddw wk sips More An Eniireiy New Concept Io Spread uiythlng quuldor frozen Simplest oprudinn notion single shaft with chain finite attached Maintenance In snap only luho points like to issue plan to shermen In to so refunds was of great benefit to all those Mayne emitted um of of trick ardiery shots The team chosen by dubcounsel for Art Harmer poses for photo before leaving for Tor onto They are as follows back row from leit to rig animations women Morfie Rain ForeCast Cooler Temperatures sinnal roin changing to snow fiurriea tonight as colder air re turns The cooler weather will reach the lower Great Lakes Sunday morning followed by gradual clearing Lake St Clair Lake Erie Lake Huron southern Georgian Bay Windsor London Mainly cloudy and mild with showers by afternoon continuing tonight Sunday cloudy with showers ending early morning then grad ually clearing and turning cooler Winds southerly 15 to 25 becoming northwesterly 15 to 25 Sunday Niagara Lake Ontario itali Hamilton Toronto Mainly cloudy and mild with showers by early evening con Holder Hunter Safety Clinicsz Fdrlraining Instructors to return lathe District Fores fers Office Maple any tags they may have recovered from lake trout or whitefish Over 900 whlieflsh have been tagged in lake Simcoe by the Departments Fish and Wild liie staff in the past two years and it is very important that themeow of all recoveries made and the location where they were taken MON Carnation Evaporated Miuiz Canada No Grade PRiNcs EDWARD ISLAND POTATOES Choice Icnder Ail Meat PORK Denial Grant Adair Bob Owen harry Owen and Rick Harmer mid die row Mike light and Barry Miller front row Kevin tint loway and Eric Wynee Ex aminer Photo tinuing tonight Sunday cloudy with show rs ending during the morning then graduallyclear ing and turning coolcr Winds southerly 15 to 75 becoming northwesteriy 15 to 25 Sunday Northern Georgian Bay Ai gomn fimagami North Bay Sudhury Cloudy and mild I0 ulght with occasional rain mixediat times with wet snow Sunday cloudv with rain chang ing to snow in the morning and gradually clearing during the al ternoon and turning colder Winds southerly 15 to 25 becom ing northwesteriy 15 to as Sun day White River ch Cloudy with light snow tonight clearing gradually morning then turning colder Winds southerly 15 to 20 becom ing northwesterly 15 to 13 Sun ay children and youths who hav been taking swimming instruc tlon since Jan 19 at Edgar About so oi the childre registered for the lessons will be examined for their Junior intermediate nrn Senior liedr Cross Award Juniors will be examined at am lntermcdil ates at 10 am and Seniors at 11 min The children in the prepaid RedJCrou Boginnarciasses with havetheir last lesson this Sati urday Mord 14th as well the pretest examinations by itd instructors for the Juniors 1m termedlaies and Seniors takini place second series of swimming instruction will take place the pool If enough interest is shown Persons interested in tak ing swimming lessons beginning April should contact the Sim coe County Recreation Office at new in Barrie Bronze hfedalilonlnd Award of lilerit classes will also be offered at this series Leader Patrol Course spon sored by the Slmcoe County Community Recreation Service in cooperation with the Ontario Red Cross is scheduled to com mence April This is an eightweek course for candidates who wish to work or volunteer their services as an assistant swimming instruclt tor or Junior Lifeguard The course is for candidates whn have either their Red Cross Senior Award star YMCA badge or Bronze Medallion 11155 Award and are 15 years of age or over Further details can be obtain all by contacting the recreation co OutfitControl Hits Hydrant Franklin Duggan 19 229 Dunlop St was fined $100 and his licence was suspended for three months at Barrie litagia Forecast temperatures Low tonight high Sunday Windsor 35 40 St Thomas 40 lnndon 49 Kitchener 49 Mount Forest 99 thgham 38 Hamilton 40 St Catharine 40 Tomato Peterburough Trenton Killaloe itlnslrosa North Bay Sudhury DAY TUESDAY MARCH 16111 mi SUPER snvmos his paired driving 10liietlufldeniFHEiild learn incident 19M tall fins frates Court yesterday for im Crown Attorney Thompson said that Duggan had been seen driving truck on Leyslreet when he ran out of control and hit hydrant His ability to drive was impaired and his breath smell of drink and he was unsteady on his feet Defending attorney ingstoo said that Duggan was inexperienced in drinking prior ed his lemon as result of the In