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g:om jon. Beca suspected that rest its, w $ g:nstry S# We cannot know just what were & motives of the formulators of British North America Act, but in apportioning the right to levy taxes they definitely restri¢ted all hidden taxes to the Federal field. The recent Federalâ€"Provincial Conference, under pressure of a mumber of the provinces, proposed: an amendment to permit the provâ€" fnces to levy such hidden taxes provided they were collected at the retail level. That is, the retailer was to become the collector. No doubt the provinices would argue that direct taxation has its limits, and that to secure more revenue there must be a resort to indirect taxation. It is a plausible and danâ€" gerous argument. Are we not jusâ€" tified in believing that, if governâ€" ments can make a clear and sound and fully justifiable appeal for the funds they need to operate in the people‘s best interests, the people wil agree with them? There was mo boggling over an item of 300 willion additional dollars for deâ€" The appalling fact is that at the Federal level we already pay more than half of all our taxation withâ€" out recognizing it as a tax. In the year 1949 while we were fully 1 aware of $1,544 million of direct taxes, we only had a slight notion that there were a multitude of other taxes that we didn‘t see. But Efi reached a total of $1,859 milâ€" fon, Because they were hidden, we z:pcted that the price increases t resulted were the result of rofits, we suspected business and m:m of doing ‘uncomfortable things to us, while the real culprit was our government. It is difficult #o keep our thinking sane while important facts are withheld from the people. w;."':nching for easy means of taxation we are taking from deâ€" mocracy its primary right: the HAND ON THE PURSEâ€" STRINGS All Day Free Delivery â€" JSust Phone Your Prescription is Always Compounded by Graduate Phormacists and We Use Only the Purest Ingredientsin All Prescriptions. tamin Cream Reg. $2.50 Size DVU BARRY 1 and Body Lotion Free Dispenser DR.dgo s1 .50 s1 2s TTAâ€"RAY Sunâ€"Ray Aids & Prescriptions LAWRENCE AND MAIN ST. ZONE 4â€"798 Drug Specials â€"MURPHY DRUG STORE | It Is The Small Things That Count Another good sign of sprit March 21st, is when the sap proof that spring is sprung. In the profession of homeâ€" making it is very often the little things that count. The little savâ€" ings gained in careful buying ofâ€" ten add. up to a considerable amount in a year. Little details in food preparation often make the difference between a meal that is really enjoyable and one that is eaten merely to appease hunger. The garnish or the dainty way in which a plain food is served will lift it from the ordinary into the special class. It is well known that we "eat with our eyes". Certainly appearance enhances appetite. The home economists of the | Consumer Section, Canada Departâ€" | ment of Agriculture, offer these| suggestions for planning better| meals. | Buying Keep nutritional values in mind in making your food purchase. Price by no means indicates food value. > Keep up with the current food situation. Listen to the radio and watch the newspapers for food inâ€" formation and market reports. _“B‘;'y'v”f'oods which are most plenâ€" tiful. _ Make sure you need what you buy and that you are geting good value. Buy by weight .. . never ask for "so many cents worth". Meal Planning > s right to know that it is being taxâ€" ed, why it is being taxed and what useful purpose the tax is serving. When these facts are confused, as they ordinarily are when taxes are hidden, then democracy loses its premier safegugrd, its firm control over the purse strings. â€"J.LR. Avoid monotony in meals by HAND LOTION Cream . Deodorant Reg. 2 oz. jar Reg. $1.00 Value VITAâ€"RAY Smoothskin Reg. $2.75 s1 .75 59. of spring, which by-tlu-w;y' officially began on the sap starts to run. The above photo is positive Vary color, texture and temperâ€" ature of foods in meals. Color atâ€" tracts the eye and adds interest to the meal. Avoid clashes of color . . . for example, do not serve beets, tomatoes and radishes together. Texture « contrast be: tween soft and crisp foods often |means the difference between a | medicore and a supeb meal. Serve thot foods hot; cold meals cold. \Create contrast in the meals by ‘interspersing cold dishes with a :hot one or by serving something "cold in the way of a salad or dessert in a meal otherwise comâ€" 1posed of hot dishes. varying the ways you cook and serve food. Follow upâ€"toâ€"date cooking techniques for goodâ€"tastâ€" ing, â€" attractiveâ€"looking meals... usually a wellâ€"balanced meal is an appetizing one. Between 1901 and 1949 the mileâ€" age of railroads in operation in Canada increased from 18,140 to 44,300. M The Department of Health has issued the following adâ€" vice on how to prevent the flu. (1.) Take extra care of your _ general health; _ (2.) Avoid fatigue by going to bed early; (3.) Don‘t allow yourself to get chilled; (4.) Wear proper clothing â€" try not to get wet if it rains, or chilled if it turns cold; (5.\ At first signs of flu go to bed and call a doctor. ‘Flu Prevention HAND LOTION Cashmere Bouquet and Lustre Cream Shampoo With Dispenser Four Seasons SOAP 3 CAKES: s1 .25 49. ZONE 4â€"798 High Park The milk control bill which was rushed through the legislature in record time this week, did not preâ€" went the price of milk being inâ€" ereased by half a cent a quart. The new milk board which it was hoped by the Government would not perâ€" mit any advance in the retail price of milk until the big Dairy Corâ€" porations could prove by their books that they. were unable to earry on without an increase, capâ€" itulated and granted the dairies the new price of 20%4c per quart. The Dairies must now prove by April 15th that the increase is justified. The milk erisis raises once again the question of public ownership of the distribution of milk in our big cities. The Royal Commission Report From The Legislature * TIMES AND GUIDE, WESTON SteurcmrnrmmmecmmmensP ROVs scmmeress o m m hn ce hn oo h tds by W. H. TEMPLE, M.P.P. on milk under the chairmanship of Justice Wells, reported in favor of + granting municipalities the right to enter.into the milk busiâ€" ness, There are 33 dairies operatâ€" ing in ?mnh at the present time, many of them going up and down the same streets every day. It is obvious that the elimination of the waste and inefficiency in distribuâ€" tion costs, would effect considerâ€" able savings. The elemination of 33 overheads and administration costs, plus the profits on the opâ€" eration of each dairy, would result in a reduction in price of at least 3c per quart. This can and will be done just as soon as the people of Toronto elect to office representaâ€" tives committed to public ownerâ€" ship of milk distribution. Estimates for the Attorneyâ€" 36 MAIN ST. N., WESTON, ONTARIO TORONTO 15 General‘s department were up for under the item devoted to law enâ€" forcement, the member for High Park suggested that instead of making appeals at Christmas and New Years to those having office parties not to drive their <cars if they were drinking liquor, The Ontario ‘Provincial Police should be instructed to enter our downâ€" town offices and arrest the manâ€" agers who were permitting these parties. It is unlayful to drink liquor in unlicenced premises withâ€" out a permit, and a few arrests of those responsible for these parties, would soon put a stop to them, The Attorneyâ€"General promised to take the matter into consideration. The whole question of the adâ€" ministration of justice in the proâ€" vince and the enforcement of law caused some heated discussion culâ€" minating in a demand from the CCF for a special committee to inâ€" vestigate the situation in Windsor and other parts of the province. . Ottaws is now planning ; to take the gleam and glitter off more things than automobiles, reports Te ks se to al Y many of consumer goods â€" apom durables like u!rixmwln.m:m. furnacesâ€"is a control order just over the horizon. Product simpliâ€" fication in several industries can P_nu}er Frost granted the request and it now remains to be seen whether or not the committee funcâ€" tions. Rumours of an election this year are prevalent, and the opinion is gaining ground that we will see the house dissolved this year and an election result in June or October. The Government could carry on for two more years, but that would not prevent the Governâ€" ment calling an election this year, if it appeared to be a way out of mounting difficulties, Goes The Glitter _ en 9 %Im;l to.: p.m.z Daily ZONE 4â€"582 ednesday 12.30 * Friday, Saturday 9 p.m. be expected soon after : Gov» mmhmo:.flp.-» trol powers. ‘ m'mm‘ad‘blh of de luxe models in household appliances, some‘ home fixtures; likely will limit . the range of goods available in the \uxtflu.mmdnwpmdw fields. " 4 will be hit first, Here the basic raw materials are already in short supply and in ‘most cases. firms are l{l‘aldy planning toward, few» er models with the frills removed. "How soon other industries will feel the pinch depends on urgency of military demand. "The plan envisages not only simplification . of dugn, elimine ating frills, but possibly, standardâ€" ization of parts production." Montgomery, Alabama was the first capital of the Southern Conâ€" federacy, A